Blind Portsmouth astronomer shares his love of space
When Nic Bonne was a child his face would be pressed against the television screen staring at images from space....
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The man who can make music with his mind
Academic and electronic musician Bertolt Meyer has told BBC Radio 5 Live how he's hacked his prosthetic arm and connected...
Conservation: New protections for jaguar and Asian elephant
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A jaguar pictured at a zoo in Guyana New measures to protect the jaguar...
‘Birdgirl’ Mya-Rose Craig to get Bristol University honorary doctorate
Image copyright OLIVER EDWARDS Image caption Mya-Rose Craig appeared in a BBC Four documentary called Twitchers: A Very British Obsession...
‘Astonishing’ blue whale numbers at South Georgia
Image copyright M.Collins/BAS South Georgia Whale Project Image caption To see so many blues back in the waters around South...
Heather Couper: Broadcaster and astronomer dies at 70
Image copyright Hencoup Enterprises/PA Media Image caption Dr Couper was the first female president of the British Astronomical Association Broadcaster...
Climate change: Fertiliser could be used to power ocean-going ships
Image copyright Getty Images Ocean-going ships could be powered by ammonia within the decade as the shipping industry takes action...
Locust swarms: South Sudan latest to be hit by invasion
Image copyright AFP Image caption An average swarm can destroy crops sufficient to feed 2,500 people for a year, according...
Neanderthal ‘skeleton’ is first found in a decade
Image copyright Graeme Barker Image caption The ribcage of Shanidar Z Researchers have described the first "articulated" remains of a...
Nasa’s 2020 rover: Can we finally answer the big question about Mars?
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionKatie Stack Morgan: "Our payload is very well suited to detecting potential...
Coronavirus: Largest study suggests elderly and sick are most at risk
Image copyright AFP Image caption The highest fatality rate - 14.8% - is for people aged 80 and older Health...
British radio antenna to arrive at space station
Image copyright ESA Image caption The antenna terminal will be attached to the station during a spacewalk The UK's first...
Andrew Sabisky: No 10 adviser resigns over alleged race comments
Image caption Labour had called for Andrew Sabisky to be sacked from his role Downing Street has said its adviser...
Jeff Bezos: World’s richest man pledges $10bn to fight climate change
Image copyright AFP Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has pledged $10bn (£7.7bn) to help fight climate change.The world's richest man said...
Open University scientists testing ‘Moon dust’ for water
Image copyright PA Media Image caption Scientists have been researching into how water can be extracted from the Moon's surface...
German firms Bayer and BASF fight $265m US fine over weedkiller
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Monsanto's controversial herbicides have been sprayed on fields for decades German chemical giant Bayer...
Human compost funerals ‘better for environment’
Image copyright Recompose Image caption The process takes 30 days and relatives can then scatter the remains on plants or...
EU research head optimistic on post-Brexit future
Image copyright ERC Image caption "It is in everybody's interest that a solution that is as good as the current...
