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BBC correspondent James Cook views the total eclipse from 40,000ft above the Pacific Ocean.

Ministers said plans to extract iron near a penguin reserve lacked sufficient environmental guarantees.

A Nasa telescope captures the total solar eclipse as it passes over the western US state of Oregon.

The US witnesses the spectacular effects of its first coast-to-coast solar eclipse in 100 years.

A section of the UK's new polar research ship will get an early taste of the sea this week.

Skywatchers in the US prepare for an event that is without precedent in the country's 241-year history.

In 'windy' La Ventosa, a village 700km from Mexico City, residents are renting out their land for wind farms.

Ahead of Monday's eclipse in the US, here are four tips from the Faroe Islands, which experienced one in 2015.

Now Sharon and Billy Hahs are preparing for one in their own backyard.

A planetary takeover by ocean algae 650 million years ago was the kick that transformed life on Earth.

Scientists trace nuclear waste from Sellafield over 15,000km to Bermuda to see how the ocean transports carbon.

Trump is once again allowing hunters in Alaska to shoot bear cubs and hibernating bears, but is this as bad as it sounds?

Indian scientists say they can monitor the physiological health of elephants by analysing their dung.

UK shale deposits were formed 55 million years too late to trap large amounts of gas, a professor warns.

Japanese researchers have taught chimps the rules of rock-paper-scissors.

Elgin Energy is granted planning permission for a 20MW project near Urquhart in Moray

A dinosaur that seemed to be an evolutionary mishmash turns out to have a key place in history.

The Shetland Monkeyflower has a bigger flower with a wider throat than its ancestors.

Can 10 men and a dog, led by British explorer Pen Hadow, become the first to sail to the North Pole?

How can a brass band and a steam train help you understand the universe?