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Reports of a tourist flight over Antarctica highlight China's growing interest in the poles.

A four-point plan for tackling plastic waste has been outlined by the Environment Secretary Michael Gove.

Scientists install sensors at the Kennedy Space Center that would normally be used to monitor volcanoes.

The renowned scientist behind BBC Two's The Great Egg Race died on Friday, his family says.

Europe's new Sentinel-5P satellite captures a dramatic image of the smoke billowing away from wildfires.

Scientists have found thousands of new species living in household dust.

A genetic study shows the decline of one of the rarest mammals on Earth began during the last Ice Age.

If you missed the annual Geminid meteor shower, cameras captured the celestial display over China.

Neonicotinoids have increasingly been linked to problems in bee populations.

Nasa finds a distant star circled by eight planets, equal to the complement in our own Solar System.

Geologists made the discovery while exploring volcanic rocks near Broadford.

Scientists established how much rain fell by measuring how much the Earth compressed during the storm.

Scientists stitch together decades of survey data to reveal a hidden world of mountains and canyons.

A new fossil is shedding light on the marine reptiles that swam at the time of the dinosaurs.

A last-ditch effort to save the world's rarest marine mammal from extinction has been launched.

The reliably frozen Arctic is history, say scientists who warn of an unprecedented rate of warming.

New observations suggest America's Pluto probe will see more than one object on its next flyby.

Nasa's Juno probe begins to unlock the workings of the mighty storm that has raged on Jupiter for over 150 years.

A project searching for life in the cosmos will scan the first interstellar asteroid for signs of alien technology.