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The Google-sponsored race to put a privately funded spacecraft on the Moon has just five teams left in the competition.

The excavation of a rare, intact Viking boat burial in western Scotland has been set out in detail for the first time.

South Yorkshire Fire Brigade were called in to assist in giving a polar bear a dental check-up.

A Rodrigues fruit bat has been born by C-section at San Diego Zoo.

Ministers should do more to prevent flooding, says a Commons committee report.

Motoring journalist Quentin Willson calls for cheaper and simpler prices to encourage the use of electric cars.

Texan Christy Kroboth used to have a quiet job in a dentist's surgery. Now she spends her time jumping on animals many times her size - and taping their jaws tightly shut.

The opal dubbed the Fire of Australia is back on public display after 70 years in a safe deposit box.

Concern at fabricated stories on websites prompts a psychological study to help people spot fake news.

A project aims to plant three million trees - one for every man, woman and child - in Greater Manchester over the next 25 years.

As the new president settles in, much of the world reaffirms its commitment to the Paris agreement.

Ex-US Vice President Al Gore, who has made a new climate change film, says he thinks campaigners will "win" the debate.

The crack in Antarctica's Larsen C Ice Shelf that looks set to spawn a giant iceberg has spread a further 10km.

Scientists say ants can plot a route home even when travelling backwards.

Archaeological research at a site in Galloway suggests it may have been at the heart of a "lost kingdom" from the Dark Ages.

Why are the numbers of courgettes being exported to northern Europe from Italy and Spain falling?

The Breakfast team have been monkeying around with one of the stars of new series 'Spy in the Wild'.

US scientists develop a robotic sleeve that can help hearts pump when they fail to work properly.

Donald Trump's choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, has faced some tough questioning at his confirmation hearing.

Primates are facing an extinction crisis, according to researchers who have found that 60% of species are under threat.