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The Cold War spy technology which we all use
Radio-frequency identification, famously used to bug the US embassy in Moscow, is a cheap way to track objects and data.
What is 'blobology' and how is it transforming biology?
Spectacular images from a new microscope spark a "revolution" in biology
The Amazon in Brazil is on fire - how bad is it?
Thousands of fires are ravaging the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. How bad are they?
How fire shaped humans, and forged the modern economy
If you rule out everything made by fire, we would not be left with much of an economy at all.
Has Kenya's plastic bag ban worked?
Plastic carrier bags were made illegal, so how has the government enforced the ban?
Amazon fires: Forest loss challenges Paris climate ambition
Fossil fuel burning is the big issue but continued forest cover loss will make climate targets harder to achieve, say scientists.
Greta Thunberg: Why are young climate activists facing...
In the fractious climate debate, criticism of young activists has sometimes spiralled into abuse.
Could serenading mosquitoes help stop the spread of malaria?
That annoying buzz we all recognise from summer evenings is actually a love song for a mosquito.
Seal sculpture made from Essex beach plastic rubbish
The plastic waste collected from one beach is "the tip of the iceberg", the artist says.
Nasa said to be investigating first allegation of a crime...
The space agency is reportedly looking into an allegation against astronaut Anne McClain.
