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The space agency says it will be the first test of a heavier-than-air aircraft on another planet.

The California rocket company SpaceX conducts what is arguably its most important launch to date.

The discovery supports the theory that squirrels may have spread the disease in medieval Europe.

Report: A long-term national programme is required to unlock the UK space sector's full potential.

The 23.8m (78ft) swell is the largest ever recorded below the equator, New Zealand scientists say.

A deadly fungus that has devastated amphibian populations worldwide probably originated in East Asia, new research suggests.

Glowing blue algae have transformed California's coast.

Cutting Nasa's research jeopardises the ability to measure climate change progress, a journal reveals.

Scientists have isolated the gene responsible for temperature-controlled sex determination in turtles.

Removing too much trackside vegetation harms the environment, wildlife charities say.

Climate talks in Bonn officially suspended as countries fail to resolve differences about the Paris agreement.

Researchers have developed a device that could make objects appear invisible to sonar detection.

Scientists find a deadly plague may have been spread to Europe and western Asia by the Huns.

This Hawaii resident had a surprise when he returned home after fleeing the Kilauea eruption.

Negotiations deadlocked as delegates get bogged down in technical arguments about the Paris climate pact.

Officials say homeowners could see significantly lower utilities costs per month.

Researchers plan to integrate their cocaine-detecting chip in a portable scanner.

An unusual object has been found lurking in the Kuiper Belt, and it may have a tale to tell.

An Airbus executive says future UK work on the Galileo sat-nav system would have to be moved to the continent because of Brexit.

The hunting mechanism of the carnivorous waterwheel plant has been studied in detail for the first time.