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In February 1984, Bruce McCandless pushed off from the Space Shuttle and drifted alone into space.

The phenomenon was visible from parts of California and Arizona - the culprit: A SpaceX rocket.

Scientists have filmed one of the world's rarest, and 'ugliest', pigs in a forest in Indonesia.

Conservationists capture the first footage in the wild of the endangered Javan warty pig

It is designed to protect the animals, which have a special role in Christmas tradition, from predators.

Asylum seekers to the EU could almost double because of rising temperatures in farming areas around the world.

Scientists say they have made a step forward in the fight against a wheat disease that threatens food security.

This Christmas, Hope the pig will be the star of the first vegan advert to be screened across UK cinemas.

The discovery of the first Allied submarine lost in World War One solves Australia's oldest naval mystery.

They want deposits on plastic bottles and a higher levy on packaging to protect the seas from pollution.

Snake populations worldwide may already be infected with a potentially deadly disease, say scientists.

Chocolate poisoning is a risk to the family dog over the festive season, vets are warning.

The US Coast Guard tries to save the animal tangled in line connecting bales of cocaine in the Pacific.

Dr Adam Rutherford and Dr Hannah Fry offer a scientist's guide

Vandals 'took a hammer or rock' to a 115 million year old fossil, breaking off sections of its toes.

A pod of 28 bottlenose dolphins is found to be permanently living off the south-west coast of England.

Researchers develop a new technique to give a more accurate advance forecast for summer weather.

The first known interstellar asteroid may hold water from another star system in its interior, according to a study.

It's the regulator's first investigation since taking over responsibility for BBC standards.

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