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Without action on climate change, the coming generation will pay much more to curb emissions, a UK report says.

The bird, tagged as number 492, is seen near Lavaca Bay, Texas, after fleeing a Kansas zoo in 2005.

'Oumuamua's shifting identity may reveal details about other solar systems.

Researchers have found complex molecules in the ocean of Enceladus, only previously known on Earth and in meteorites.

The space telescope that will follow the Hubble observatory suffers another delay in preparations.

The volcano on Isabela Island is spewing lava from fissures which opened after two strong earthquakes.

A Japanese spacecraft has arrived at a diamond-shaped asteroid where it will collect rock samples.

A university campus has cut the use of disposable cups with a simple change.

A new study says that alternatives to palm oil could make matters worse for endangered species.

The strange weather phenomenon was spotted in Powys, as temperatures soared across Wales.

The Commons votes in favour of controversial plans for a third runway by 415 votes to 119.

The moment the biggest satellite ever released from the space station was set free.

An all-women expedition sets out to gather scientific data on the world's largest accumulation of marine plastic.

A state-of-the-art telescope is named after Annie Maunder, a Victorian pioneer of space photography.

Hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes as firefighters battle the blazes.

A beautifully preserved fossil bird from 52 million years ago is shaking up the family tree of the birds.

The Royal Observatory Greenwich is to start serious study of the sky again after a break of 60 years.

Flesh-footed shearwater chicks are starving to death because of plastic, a BBC documentary reveals.

On a remote island in the Tasman Sea scientists are battling to save flesh-footed Shearwater chicks.

Europe's Sentinel-5P satellite tracks formaldehyde emissions in the air over the Indian sub-continent.