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The creatures are set to start their journey to the International Space Station on Thursday.

The two missions will examine the planet's atmosphere and geological features.

Why do billions of cicadas emerge from below ground every 17 years? And why are they so loud?

A photo of an orangutan reflected in water has won the Nature TTL Photographer of the Year competition.

The £150m project to build a 50m deep pool would be used for deep sea and space research.

A major project aims to overcome a barrier to electricity grids wholly supplied by renewable energy.

Opposition among UK farmers is rising towards the trade deal close to being concluded with Australia.

The president will suspend oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Stunning images as Nasa's Perseverance continues its mission to seek signs of past microbial life.

Air pollution is one of the most damaging forms of environmental damage, yet the global Covid-19 pandemic showed us how quickly we could clear the air.

The BBC's Justin Rowlatt explains why we are accelerating towards an electric car future.

The first prehistoric images of their kind to be found in Scotland were discovered by chance inside a cairn.

Scientists have tracked 4,000 years of human influence on the planet - all from long tubes of mud.

Heat from industry and warmth from the sea feature in advice to government on future home heating.

Around the world, animal conservation has evolved so it's not just humans monitoring wildlife.

The most detailed map of dark matter in the Universe is puzzling physicists.

The much-loved nature programme is broadcasting from a sustainable farming project in west Norfolk.

Prof Catherine Heymans says she wants to use the title to encourage people to develop passion for science.

Decades after white mobs razed an affluent black neighbourhood the search for bodies goes on.

It's increasingly likely that a key temperature limit will be reached in one of the next five years.