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An experiment is taking place on an industrial estate just outside Didcot in the south of England.

Laura Shepard Churchley's father, Alan, became the first American in space in 1961.

The government again promises a ban - but campaigners say it needs to set a date.

Where do you lose energy in your home? Here are some tips to save energy cheaply this winter

The rapid, global growth of dams is having a destructive impact on the habitats of tigers and jaguars.

Scientists hope the hi-tech sleeping bag will stop eyeballs being squashed by zero-gravity in space.

The loss of marshes, bogs and swamps is driving a global decline in dragonflies, conservation research finds.

The test site is being built in Moray as part of the development of a space port in the Highlands.

The risk to humans is low but diseased birds should not be touched, officials say.

Recordings of fish 'whooping, croaking and growling' reveal reef coming back to life, scientists say.

Indonesia aims to use biofuels to cut greenhouse gas emissions, but it may damage its forests in the process.

Airbus will lead the construction of the Ariel observatory which will study 1,000 distant worlds.

The six men and four women could fly to the space station and on future missions to the Moon.

More funding is needed to prepare for pandemics and prevent gains from being lost, Dame Sarah Gilbert says.

The Fukushima disaster turned Japan away from nuclear. A new energy source may help it quit coal.

Dr Caoimhe Rooney, from Belfast, keeps one eye on calculus and the other fixed firmly on the stars.

Researchers discover coastal species living on debris miles from their natural surroundings.

A gene editing technique may prevent the slaughter of animals not needed by the livestock industry.

The oil giant said the economic case for investment in the controversial project was "not strong enough".

Ministers are told they must agree tougher policies to get the UK on track to meet goals set at COP26.

The empty brown fields of winter countryside could be transformed under new land subsidy rules for England.

The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season has now officially ended, and it's been the third most active on record.

Scientists say they have made a major step forward in storing information in molecules of DNA.

With a similar landscape to other worlds, it could aid research into extra-terrestrial missions.

The number of cyclists being killed on rural English roads rose sharply over the last year.