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Princess Anne has told the BBC's Farming Today she believes gene technology has important benefits to offer in terms of providing food.

A report suggests a "dramatic" decline in the number coal-fired power plants in pre-construction in 2016.

Princess Royal's views in BBC radio show appear to be at odds with the taken by the Prince of Wales.

How the toxic pests, described as "dispersal machines", are thwarting efforts to halt their advance.

The ancient arthropod, found in Herefordshire, joins a long list of items named after the TV legend.

Sea otters may have been using stone tools for thousands or even millions of years, say scientists.

Nasa plans small satellite missions, which could open up new ways of exploring the Solar System.

President jokes while signing space agency funding bill

Dvur Kralove Zoo in the Czech Republic, has taken the decision to remove the horns from its white rhinos for their safety.

A change in just a single 'letter' of the flu virus allows bird flu to pass to humans, according to scientists.

The comet visited by the Rosetta spacecraft is constantly being re-shaped, sometimes in dramatic fashion, a study suggests.

Earth's history is recorded in the magnetisation of its hard, outer shell.

Striking workers block the roll-out of the booster at the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana.

Too little new woodland is being created in England, say MPs, amid warnings of a "tree planting crisis".

The world continues to experience extreme climate trends after a record breaking 2016, says WMO.

Protein extracted from funnel webs may help minimise the effects of brain damage after a stroke.

Not all cyber-attacks are about theft, some seek to undermine the trust placed in data and documents.

Researchers discover five new sub-atomic particles that could help to explain how atoms are held together.

New technology which could be used by club doctors is being trialled, a BBC investigation finds.

Knowing why some sperm succeed and others fail could help treat male infertility, researchers say.