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It's taken 10 years to develop and cost billions but the new launch vehicle is finally ready to fly.

Most of HD 189733 b's atmosphere is hydrogen sulphide, which is also emitted during farts.

A white-tailed eagle that broke its wing has taken to the skies after its parents nursed it back to health.

A white-tailed eagle that broke its wing has taken to the skies after its parents nursed it back to health.

Europe’s tallest active volcano roared as it spewed lava from one of its largest craters.

False claims about weather manipulation and geoengineering have been spreading online. What are the facts?

False claims about weather manipulation and geoengineering have been spreading online. What are the facts?

How endangered species are smuggled out of Africa and what is being done to prevent it.

Scientists are collecting eggs from rhinos in zoos in a bid to boost the gene pool of wild rhinos.

Scientists are collecting eggs from rhinos in zoos in a bid to boost the gene pool of wild rhinos.

Low humidity, gusty winds, and a dangerous heatwave are exacerbating fire risks in the northern part of the state.

The oldest example of cave art has been discovered on an Indonesian island and dated back 51,200 years.

Beryl is the earliest category five Atlantic hurricane on record, fuelled by exceptional sea warmth.

The number of hurricanes is not increasing, but they are becoming more intense as the world warms.

There are many loopholes to the ban, but environmentalists see it as a crucial first step.

Wembley invited seismologists to set up monitors around the stadium for her first three London dates.

A top police wildlife crime unit tackling global smuggling is to be effectively axed, the BBC learns.

A joint European-Japanese mission captures a space view of the internal structure of a cloud.

A joint European-Japanese mission captures a space view of the internal structure of a cloud.

Only an estimated 1,000 individuals remain in the wild but conservationists remain optimistic.