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The gender gap in science subjects like physics is likely to persist for hundreds of years, study suggests.

The new director-general of the National Trust says the charity needs to reach out to people in urban areas.

How can you create public transport in the jungle without polluting it? The isolated Achuar peoples of Ecuador have created an ingenious solution.

How can you create public transport in the jungle without polluting it? The isolated Achuar peoples of Ecuador have created an ingenious solution.

People across the UK have been enjoying unusually warm weather, but when can we call it a heatwave?

In an example of human natural selection, Asia's Bajau people have evolved bigger spleens for diving.

Scientist Vladimir Uglev has no doubt the agent that poisoned the Skripals was made in Russia.

Scientist Vladimir Uglev has no doubt the agent that poisoned the Skripals was made in Russia.

Nasa's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (Tess) searches for new planets.

Plan for ban in England announced as Commonwealth leaders urged to join fight against plastic waste.

A record number of Nepalese women are climbing Mount Everest this spring season, officials tell the BBC.

The US space agency's Tess satellite lifts off on a mission to find thousands of new worlds.

Wild equines are being reintroduced to the grasslands of Kazakhstan where they once roamed in large numbers.

Recurring spells of ocean warming impact the diversity of coral reef communities.

The alternative to ice involves pumping livers with blood, nutrients and medicines while in a machine.

Experts describe the challenges facing those investigating an alleged chemical attack in Syria.

China's nuclear fusion research might put the country at the fore of future clean energy solutions.

Scientists at University College London (UCL) bestowed the honour on Sir David Attenborough and the documentary team.

The UK's biggest coffee chain says it will recycle as many disposable cups as it sells by 2020.

The space rock that exploded in 2008 seems to have come from the early Solar System.