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Primates are facing an extinction crisis, according to researchers who have found that 60% of species are under threat.

Temperature data for 2016 shows it is likely to have edged ahead of 2015 as the world's warmest year.

A smartphone attachment that analyses DNA could help improve cancer and tuberculosis treatments.

The onboard atomic clocks that drive the satellite-navigation signals on Europe's Galileo network have been failing at an alarming rate.

The moth, which has a wingspan of just over a centimetre, was discovered in California.

The payment to the UN Green Climate Fund was announced three days before Donald Trump takes office.

A technique designed to help parents affected by genetic disorders is used to tackle infertility.

UK engineers finish the assembly of a wind-observing satellite that meteorologists expect to have a major impact on weather forecasts.

Babies learn language in the early months of life, and retain this knowledge, say scientists.

Aerial video shows a huge ice crack which is forcing British Antarctic Survey staff to leave their base.

Documentary maker reflects on the life of astronaut Gene Cernan, following his death.

Video footage showing snow leopards and common leopards sharing the same habitat causes alarm.

US astronaut Gene Cernan, commander of Apollo 17, has died, his family and Nasa announce.

A giant wave in the atmosphere of Venus may be the biggest of its kind in the Solar System.

The incoming Trump administration accepts far more of the research on climate change than many of their political supporters, say British scientists.

The British Antarctic Survey is pulling all staff out of the space-age Halley base in March because of a big crack in nearby ice.

Flames from an exploding battery were put out in less than half a second during tests.

Prince Charles co-authors a book for adults in the style of the well-known children's series.

SpaceX successfully launches a rocket, its first mission since an explosion in September.

The US SpaceX rocket company hopes to resume operations after a launch pad explosion in September.