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EU nations decide to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stocks recover.
EU nations decide to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stocks recover.
Skynet 5, the UK’s single biggest space project, is to get a fourth satellite to up the bandwidth available to British forces.
Fish are seen eating plants that have sunk to the seafloor, changing our understanding of ocean food webs.
Small dogs may all originate from the Middle East according to research from the University of California.
Space shuttle Endeavour lands in Florida after delivering the last major component of the International Space Station.
Space shuttle Endeavour heads back to Earth after delivering the last major component of the International Space Station.
Space shuttle Endeavour heads back to Earth after delivering the last major component of the International Space Station.
Nasa has published the first images from a spacecraft which has been scanning the skies since January.
Astronauts complete their third and final spacewalk of the current shuttle mission to the International Space Station.
DNA analysis of human hair preserved for 4,000 years in Greenland’s permafrost yields clues to the owner’s appearance.
India halts the cultivation of what would have been its first genetically modified vegetable crop because of safety concerns.
India halts the cultivation of what would have been its first genetically modified vegetable crop because of safety concerns.
The British public has become increasingly sceptical about climate change, a poll for BBC News suggests.
Images from the Hubble Space Telescope reveal that the icy dwarf planet Pluto undergoes dramatic seasonal changes.