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Eyes around the globe have been turning to the skies to view the lunar event.

A killer whale is taught to mimic words such as "hello" and "bye bye" in a scientific experiment.

Arizona-based company Alcor offers cryonic preservation in the hope of reviving you in the future.

A lunar eclipse, supermoon and blue moon are about to happen at once. Here's what you need to know.

A blue blood supermoon and lunar eclipse across Asia heralds a year of lunar science milestones, say scientists.

Lobsters and crabs are sentient organisms that feel pain and need more protection, say campaigners.

A killer whale that can mimic words such as "hello" is thought to be the first of its kind to copy human speech.

Jasmine Ahumada, from California, attaches spiders and bees to her face to create her distinctive looks.

Starlings take to the skies to create a spectacular aerial ballet before settling on roost.

Burning wood and coal in people's homes will come under scrutiny as part of a government drive to improve air pollution.

As more media outlets use automated algorithms to write news stories, are journalists doomed?

Reading human DNA used to take laboratories, a pile of cash and a long time.

A new species of dinosaur unearthed in the Egyptian desert sheds light on Africa's Age of the Dinosaurs.

A fifth of more than 6,000 catalogued invasive animals and plants worldwide are causing harm.

Plastic is one of the biggest risks to the future of coral reefs after ocean warming, say scientists.

Europe's normally highly dependable rocket, the Ariane 5, loses contact as it flies skyward.

After two bears are injured in California wildfires, a creative solution to get them back on their feet.

Researchers identify the remains of the earliest known modern humans to have left Africa.

Researchers have taken two years to identify a lady who lived 230 years ago.

Volunteer data on the country's 18 resident bat species suggests a positive outlook for the animals.