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SpaceX crew returns to Earth after historic mission
The Polaris Dawn crew is back following a mission featuring the world's first commercial spacewalk.
Astronauts reveal what life is like on ISS – and how they deal with 'space smell'
As Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spend months longer than planned on ISS, three astronauts tell us what life is like in orbit.
Coal mine plan quashed by High Court
A High Court judge rules the decision to give permission for the mine was "legally flawed".
Butterfly thieves handed $200,000 fine
Two Italian men were arrested at a Sri Lankan wildlife park after they were found with hundreds of protected insects.
Mystery tremors were from massive nine-day tsunami
Scientists launched an investigation after being baffled by seismic signals picked up across the world
Billionaire completes first private spacewalk
A billionaire and an engineer have become the first non-professional crew to perform a spacewalk.
National parkland in public hands 'would help nature'
Campaigners call for national parks to be given new powers to buy private land and protect habitats.
Self-medicating gorillas may hold new drugs clues
Plants eaten by wild gorillas have medicinal properties that could be harnessed in drug discovery, say scientists.
The great gene editing debate: can it be safe and ethical?
A UK law allowing gene-edited food has been paused and some British scientists fear being overtaken.
The great gene editing debate: can it be safe and ethical?
A UK law allowing gene-edited food has been paused and some British scientists fear being overtaken.
Billionaire takes off for first ever private spacewalk
The mission is the first of three funded by payments processing business founder Jared Isaacman.
Which rural area will take the UK’s nuclear waste?
The UK's nuclear waste needs a permanent home - but finding a community willing to take it is tricky.
Which rural area will take the UK’s nuclear waste?
The UK's nuclear waste needs a permanent home - but finding a community willing to take it is tricky.