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2016's big quake in New Zealand will likely prompt a rethink about how such events are expected to behave.

The sensor comes in orange, apple, banana and mango varieties and alerts to cooling problems.

The crater made by the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs reveals clues to the origins of life on Earth.

New edition of International Cloud Atlas includes asperitas cloud after long campaign by skywatchers.

A look at how the seed of a South American tree is increasingly being used as an alternative to ivory.

An award-winning artist brings ancient fossil discoveries to life through illustrations.

Scientists reclassify dinosaurs, putting British fossils at the base of their family tree.

The A-level student noticed something odd in radiation levels from the International Space Station.

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.