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The former secretary of state is among the names announced for key roles in the new US administration.

The robotic Chang'e-5 mission aims to return the first lunar rocks to Earth in more than 40 years.

Surveillance of farmed mink for coronavirus should be mandatory, says a top scientist.

Despite the global lockdowns, overall greenhouse gas concentrations have continued to rise.

Other groups have reported higher protection, but the results are still seen as a triumph.

Denmark's mass mink cull after a coronavirus outbreak at farms leaves the industry in the spotlight.

The Chang'e-5 probe is hoping to assist in better understanding the Moon's origin and formation.

You saw the headlines of a $1.8m meteorite? Here's the real story and it's just as fascinating.

It may look like a dog house in space, but Sentinel-6 will make the most precise map of ocean height.

Ministers visited the scene of a huge peat slide on the Tyrone Donegal border.

Environmental groups say new regulations on ships carrying polluting oils in the Arctic don't go far enough.

A government promise to ban gas boilers from new homes by 2023 has been withdrawn from its website.

Now owned jointly by UK taxpayers and an Indian conglomerate, OneWeb formally emerges from bankruptcy.

The data will help protect vital pollinators and could lead to new bee discoveries, say scientists.

On Martinique and Guadeloupe a pesticide has poisoned the soil and water and caused many cases of prostate cancer.

The iconic Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico is to be dismantled, officials announce.

For the first time, advocates have tracked how animals in US waters are harmed by plastic pollution.

The great whales are returning to the island that hosted the industry that nearly destroyed them.

UK officials are reportedly considering asking us to stop sending "thanks" emails - but why?

The Stirling High School students used satellite imagery and computer software to search for the birds.