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Cognitive scientist Daniel Dennett believes the human brain might not be that special.

The development could help provide clean drinking water for millions of people who lack access to safe sources.

The launch of the giant outdoor experiment will see trees engulfed by high levels of carbon dioxide.

Aquariums are quitting a Japanese zoo body to avoid a ban on a controversial method of catching dolphins.

Scientists dose trees with atmosphere of the future to see how much they can swallow.

Scientists are learning even if you ignore politics, politics won't ignore you.

A leading biologist says Scotland's native honey bees are being threatened by imports brought in because of the hobby's growing popularity.

The gas argon tells scientists that the atmosphere at Mars was once as thick as it is on Earth today.

Research reveals the toxic secret behind the fang blenny's pain-free bite.

A film of Bubba the "football playing" tortoise has clocked up millions of views after it was posted online.

Its stripes are more like a bumblebee's.

Scientists say their discovery shows there are medical secrets still hidden in our oceans.

China begins closing down its legal ivory trade, but will consumer attitudes to prized artwork change?

SpaceX flies and lands a Falcon 9 rocket that had already been used on a previous mission.

Astronauts Peggy Whitson and Shane Kimbrough were meant to be installing debris shields on the ISS.

The spectacular James Webb Space Telescope is bound next for the giant Apollo testing chamber.

Research will be carried out into the age and rarity of the tusk.

The global food trade is depleting water sources quicker than they can naturally be refilled in many places.

California's SpaceX company expects to make a piece of history later when it re-flies a Falcon rocket.

The Australian state of Queensland is assessing the extent of the damage caused by the major storm.