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US scientists try to grow human organs inside pigs to solve the transplant shortage by injecting human stem cells into pig embryos.

David Cameron and Boris Johnson clash over the impact of the EU on the UK's fishing industry, during an interview with the BBC's Countryfile programme.

The Universe may be expanding up to 9% faster than previously thought, according to new measurements from the Hubble Space Telescope.

Ancient underwater remains thought to be a "long lost city" are in fact the result of a naturally occurring phenomenon, researchers find.

Snails use two brain cells to make "complex decisions", a team of scientists finds.

A flat lens made of paint whitener on a sliver of glass could revolutionise optics, its US inventors say.

US astronomers have managed to peer deep into the atmosphere of Jupiter using a radio telescope here on Earth.

Young fish become hooked on eating plastic in the seas in the same way that teenagers prefer unhealthy fast food, researchers say.

Nepal's army begins work to drain rising waters in a lake near Everest, one the highest projects of its kind.

Following a four-month wait, the clutch of eggs belonging to a curious Slovenian cave salamander has started to hatch.

Thai authorities says they will press charges against the controversial Tiger Temple, after 40 dead cubs were found during a raid on the site.

A dagger entombed alongside the mummy of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun was made with iron that came from a meteorite, researchers say.

MPs warn that continued soil degradation risks putting some of the UK’s most productive agricultural land beyond profitable use within a generation.

The scientific mystery behind one of British science's most famous insects has finally been solved.

The spectacular, flat landscape that dominates the left side of Pluto's icy "heart" can now be explained, say scientists.

Scientists unravel details of the famous mutation that turned moths black during the industrial revolution.

The world's longest and deepest rail tunnel is officially opened in Switzerland, after almost two decades of construction work.

Roman tablets discovered during excavations in London include the oldest hand-written document ever found in Britain, archaeologists say.

Aurora Borealis watchers switch from using detection equipment in England to kit in Scotland after missing spectacular displays in March.

While Tim Peake has been in space he has handed out Brit Awards, run the London Marathon, and even done a spacewalk.