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Weather scientists first mistook the radar pattern to be birds, and turned to social media for help.

Conservation groups welcome government proposals for a full-scale ban on sales and exports.

The SS Thistlegorm, a British merchant steam ship, was hit by a German bomber in 1941.

The US vice-president expresses the intention for America to send humans back to the lunar surface.

A new study finds traces of neonicotinoid chemicals in 75% of honey samples from across the world.

The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Friday but where do the prizes come from?

The 2017 Nobel prizes for the sciences have all been announced, but many in the scientific community are pointing out the lack of female laureates.

New figures show the UK government failed to reduce illegal levels of air pollution in the 18 months after a court ordered it to clean up the air.

A major conference examines how to limit the more damaging impacts of intensive farming systems.

The remains of a passenger liner torpedoed by a U-boat just hours into the war may have been found.

For the Soviet Union, the launch of the satellite was a triumph not just for science. but socialism.

Meet Mochi from South Dakota, who has just bagged herself a Guinness World Record.

The Nobel prize in chemistry is awarded to three scientists for advances in the imaging of biological molecules

How a British observatory played a crucial part in the Cold War.

Pheasants are the bird species most likely to be run over on UK roads, according to new research.

They may not be household names, but, according to experts, they pose risks to the environment.

The 2017 Nobel prize in physics has been awarded to three scientists for the detection of gravitational waves.

The fossil of a marine reptile from 199 million years ago gives clues to the diet of baby reptiles.

Only one of four groups of Beavers in Argyll is showing signs of successful breeding.

Michael Gove wants views on whether a "reward and return" system would improve recycling in England.