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Canadian company General Fusion is set to build a $400m fusion demonstrator near Oxford.

Three astronauts successfully take off for China’s longest ever human spaceflight mission.

Homes need to be more resilient and the government is in a worse position than five years ago, report says.

The captive-bred hazel dormouse is now settling into its new woodland home in Lancashire.

The UK might soon be reliant on electric vehicles imported from abroad, warns an influential group.

A new study suggests killer whales may socialise with each other based on age and gender.

The sighting of the Egyptian vulture, if confirmed to be wild, would be the first for 153 years.

Biologists have uncovered the genetic secrets of water shrews, the world’s smallest diving mammals.

As demand for electric cars grows, giant battery factories are being built across Europe.

Allied members have agreed to “significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from military activities”.

Campaigners say government position is ‘a step in the right direction but ‘not yet on the money’.

A marine biologist says it’s the first time he’s ever seen a long-snouted seahorse in the wild.

In a shock result, voters narrowly reject a tax on flights and a fuel levy among other policies.

The mystery auction winner will be part of the the first human flight by space company Blue Origin.

Nasa has assembled the key elements of its powerful SLS rocket.

Retired 79-year-old John Stimpson started making the boxes as a hobby and now does it full-time.

The space industry is one of the UK’s fastest growing sectors, worth £14.8bn a year.

Single-use plastic from take-out food is a big source of pollution in oceans and rivers, scientists say.

Developing nations put scientific research into sustainability than richer countries, a Unesco report finds.

An international group of scientists has called on Norway to halt plans for acoustic experiments on minke whales.

Many petrol stations will close over the next 20 years, accelerating the shift to electric cars.

“Climate fails” include misguided tree planting and large-scale bioenergy crops, say scientists.

The X-Press Pearl, off Sri Lanka, could be a threat to marine life and the fishing industry.

A memorandum of understanding is signed by Spaceport Cornwall and a US firm to explore opportunities.

The Crown’s Jason Watkins will star as a professor who found himself at the centre of a media storm.

The Australotitan grew up to 30m (96ft) long and is among the largest dinosaurs found worldwide.

A photo of an orangutan reflected in water has won the Nature TTL Photographer of the Year competition.

Why do billions of cicadas emerge from below ground every 17 years? And why are they so loud?

Around the world, animal conservation has evolved so it’s not just humans monitoring wildlife.