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Fracking can go ahead in Lancashire, says the government, in a landmark ruling for the UK shale gas industry.

New, independent research seen by the BBC suggests Heathrow airport could build a new runway without breaking European pollution laws.

Footage released by the US Geological Survey has been released of the lava lake on top of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano.

The common toad is in decline across much of the UK, and needs better protection, say conservationists.

Scientists are a step closer to solving the mystery of one of the great animal migrations - the journey of eels to the Sargasso Sea.

What are the potential uses for molecular machines, which have won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Our life spans appear to be limited to about 115 years, according to US scientists.

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has furthered his ambition to launch people into space by practising a critical safety manoeuvre on his New Shepard vehicle.

The 2016 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded for developing the world's smallest machines.

Peru's first national satellite, PerúSAT-1, returns its maiden image of the South American country.

Switching to a low-carbon economy offers cities "significant economic opportunities" if they can collaborate with the private sector, an assessment suggests.

The man behind attempts to develop synthetic rhino horn has told the BBC that he hopes to have a "bio-identical" product on the market in two years.

A new study aims to assess whether the seas around Britain have now got so noisy that fish species like cod and haddock have difficulty communicating with each other.

Astronomer Annie Maunder achieved many firsts in her lifetime, but her story has slipped from history.

Professor Duncane Haldane is one of three British-born scientists to win the Nobel Prize for Physics.

The British authorities in Cyprus are doubling the number of officers targeting illegal songbird trapping on British military territory on the island.

The UK authorities in Cyprus are doubling the number of officers targeting illegal songbird trapping on British military territory.

The European Parliament backs the ratification of the Paris climate deal, the world's first comprehensive climate agreement.

The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three British-born scientists for discoveries about strange forms of matter.

Known for its long whip-like tail, the threatened Thresher shark is among a number of marine species given extra protection at the Cites meeting.