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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.

Reusable bags, bottles and containers are the key to success for these buyers in Birmingham.

Adding or removing the colour cyan can have an impact on sleep, according to biologists.

The discovery of a prehistoric pet gibbon suggests humans pushed apes to extinction far back in history.

Koko is said to have been able to communicate thoughts and feelings using more than 1,000 hand signs.

Scientists are celebrating the birth 70 years ago of a machine that kick-started the modern computer age.

Dippy the diplodocus is proving a huge draw on its UK-wide tour. Why are some people so fascinated with dinosaurs?

Pigs in Scotland have had their genes altered so they are now immune to a deadly respiratory disease.

Scientists create pigs that are immune to one of the world's costliest livestock diseases.

The RemoveDebris satellite will trial technologies for snaring broken hardware drifting in orbit.

One mayor says children under 10 years old should not walk alone, in case of an attack.

Meet the new residents of a cave in Santa Monica.

European engineers shake their Mars rover to see that it can survive the violence of a rocket launch.

Puan left an "incredible legacy" of descendants for the critically endangered species, keepers say.