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Glitter contains microplastics, which can get into rivers and seas, taking years to degrade.

The trip took just three hours and three minutes – half the usual journey time.

The project will analyse every leaf on every crop, helping farmers tend the fields.

Thales Alenia Space will build Europe's two major contributions to the Lunar Gateway space station.

UK doctors say it is the first such case they have seen linked to the pandemic coronavirus.

Is poor management of forests to blame for deadly fires in the United States?

Every type of coral has declined since 1995 because of climate change, an Australian study finds.

The New Shepard rocket carried technology designed to return humans to the Moon in four years.

A camera-trap image of an Amur tiger takes the grand prize at Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020.

The UK backs the accords that will guide the American-led return to the Moon this decade.

The UN calls for a rapid rise in investment in early warning systems for extreme weather events.

The report raises questions about how much immunity can be built up to the virus and how long it may last.

Bats have been scapegoated by humans for centuries, with Covid only the latest example, say scientists.

Dr Ghebreyesus said allowing coronavirus to spread unchecked would cause unnecessary suffering and death.

The German Research Vessel Polarstern returns to port after drifting for a year in Arctic sea-ice.

Vaccines may cause wide-scale changes in the immune system which can boost the body's protection.

The Red Planet is unmissable in the night sky right now as its orbit aligns with Earth's.

What this year's science Nobel Prizes showed us about the darkest mysteries of the Universe.

A letter signed by hundreds of scientists calls for global action to protect whales, dolphins and porpoises.

The goggles could let handlers direct their dogs from a safe distance, the army says.