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Naked mole rats' DNA could hold key to long life
They are weird, bald, subterranean rodents that look like sausages with teeth, and they have just revealed a genetic secret to long life. A new study …
Mystery heatwave warms Pacific Ocean to new record
The waters of the north Pacific have had their warmest summer on record, according to BBC analysis of a mysterious marine heatwave that has …
Melting glaciers threaten to wipe out European villages - is the steep cost to protect them worth it?
In a small village in Switzerland’s beautiful Loetschental valley, Matthias Bellwald walks down the main street and is greeted every few steps …
Life on Mars? 'Leopard-spot' rocks could be biggest clue yet
Unusual rocks discovered on Mars contain the most tantalising evidence yet of potential past life on the Red Planet. The mudstones, found in a dusty …
Landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions in tatters after US pressure
A landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions has been abandoned after Saudi Arabia and the US succeeded in ending the talks. More than 100 …
Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 astronaut, dies aged 97
Astronaut Jim Lovell, who guided the Apollo 13 mission safely back to Earth in 1970, has died aged 97. Nasa said he had “turned a potential …
Housing secretary says 'job on the line' over 1.5m housing target
Housing Secretary Steve Reed says his job should be “on the line” over a pledge to build 1.5 million new homes in England - but two …
Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win'
The green turtle has been rescued from the brink of extinction in what scientists are calling a major conservation victory. Once hunted extensively …
Future of space travel: Could robots really replace human astronauts?
On Christmas Eve, an autonomous spacecraft flew past the Sun, closer than any human-made object before it. Swooping through the atmosphere, …
From Hollywood to horticulture: Cate Blanchett on a mission to save seeds
She’s a Hollywood A-lister, with a mantelpiece groaning under the weight of awards. But Cate Blanchett has taken an unexpected diversion from …
Foul skies, fading light: How air pollution is stealing India's sunshine
India is losing sunlight. A new study by six Indian scientists finds that over the past three decades, sunshine hours - the time direct sunlight …