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A series of experiments have led a number of scientists to say animals may be conscious.

Aerial footage of humpback whales shows how efficiently they can twist and turn their huge bodies.

A BBC investigation has uncovered potentially thousands more illegal sewage spills on dry days.

Wreck hunters find the ship on which famed polar explorer Ernest Shackleton made his final voyage.

A race for the lunar surface's resources is currently under way. What’s to stop a Wild West opening up?

A race for the lunar surface's resources is currently under way. What’s to stop a Wild West opening up?

The photo taken by Bill Anders is one of the most famous images ever snapped in outer space.

How scientists are discovering secrets of Antarctic climate change in the bodies of giant humpback whales.

How scientists are discovering secrets of Antarctic climate change in the bodies of giant humpback whales.

Countryside and wildlife conservation groups want a judicial review of government action on nature loss.

Countryside and wildlife conservation groups want a judicial review of government action on nature loss.

Researchers use the device to take remote biopsies from wild humpback whales to monitor their health.

The SpaceX rocket descended broadly intact all the way to the sea surface for the first time.

US astronauts ride a new crew capsule to orbit after a long and tortuous development programme.

The Royal Society of Chemistry says the current regulation of chemicals is 'not fit for purpose'.

The Royal Society of Chemistry says the current regulation of chemicals is 'not fit for purpose'.

The country has come up with an ambitious plan to become the engine room of the new green economy.

Chang'e-6 will bring home rock samples that could help scientists study how planets are formed.

The collecting module is coming back with the first samples ever taken from that side of the moon.

The mission hopes to bring rocks back to Earth from the far side of the Moon for the first time.