A Nasa probe returns the most detailed pictures ever of one of the Solar System's biggest…
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UK animal experiments fall by 5% – annual figures
Home Office annual figures show that animal experiments carried out in the UK fell by 5%…
Blue whale takes centre-stage at Natural History Museum
Move over Dippy - Earth's biggest animal is now the star attraction at the Natural History…
Gif and image written into the DNA of bacteria
Images and a short film are inserted into bacteria DNA and recovered with 90% accuracy.
Splitting the atom
The government is about to set out its position on membership of Europe's nuclear regulator after…
Giant iceberg splits from Antarctic
A block of ice a quarter the size of Wales calves from the eastern side of…
Swansea tidal lagoon review head Charles Hendry ‘hopeful’
It is six months since an independent review backed a planned £1.3bn tidal lagoon in Swansea…
‘Make new rules’ to save the oceans
New rules are urgently needed to protect the open seas, scientists warn.