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Harwell Campus: Meet the STEM entrepreneurs fuelling the UK's space economy

The UK space economy is expected to be worth £40bn by 2030 thanks to lower costs and huge innovation.

Eritrea: Oldest Homo erectus footprints ever discovered adds piece to the puzzle of human evolution

In Eritrea, researchers have found 800,000-year-old footprints belonging to modern man's ancestor.

Ice Age giants: Climate change and human hunting created perfect storm for megafauna extinction

'Megafauna' species in Patagonia such as the giant jaguar became extinct in just a few hundred years.

Tim Peake: ESA boss claims British astronaut represents 'European spirit'

Johann-Dietrich Woerner has praised Peake after the Briton conducted 250 experiments during time on ISS.

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Oxygen detected in galaxy 13.1bn light years away

Scientists announce most distant oxygen ever detected from Earth, giving an insight into how universe began.

800,000-year-old footprints of Homo erectus unearthed in Eritrea desert

Oldest Homo erectus fossilised footprints ever found are located in a desert in Africa.

Saffire I: Watch Nasa successfully light a fire in space

Nasa carried out 'Spacecraft Fire Experiment' on board the Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo vehicle.

Watch Hoover the tiger freed from illegal circus after being trained with whips

The tiger was trained with whips up until Animals Defenders International found him after an 8-month search.

Gravitational waves found again: Here's how they could whisper the universe's secrets

Gravitational waves from black hole merger discovered for the second time.

EmDrive: Finnish physicist says controversial space propulsion device does have an exhaust

A new study proves that the EmDrive does indeed have an exhaust.

From spacewalks to marathons: Tim Peake's best moments from his time in space

British astronaut Tim Peake will return from the International Space Station on 18 June.

Australia: Four great white sharks near popular beaches detected thanks to tagging

Four great whites spotted as part of shark-management strategy to curb attacks in the Australian state.

Nasa releases retro posters for its voyage to Mars – how to download the free artwork

Free to print, retro-inspired posters seek out gutsy astronauts for mission to the Red Planet.

Alien contact unlikely to happen for another 1,500 years

Astronomer combines Fermi Paradox with Mediocrity Principle to work out how long until we hear from ETs.

First 'extinct meteorite' discovered in Swedish quarry dates back 470 million years

Mineral composition of the meteorite is different from those popularly found on Earth.

Texas: Giant unstable sinkholes are growing, could be on verge of catastrophic collapse

Satellite data shows large areas of subsidence around two massive sinkholes in Texas.

Experiment to identify criminals by their body odour shows promising results

Scientists have shown that witnesses could potentially identify criminals by their smell.

Brazil: Construction of 40 major dams threat to Amazon, says Greenpeace

Construction of dams in the Tapajós river basin can wipe out large tracts of forests.

British researchers launch operation to unearth King Henry I's remains in school car park

Scientists begin search of Reading Abbey ruins with ground-penetrating radar.

Planet Nine is not alone: More planets predicted to be hiding at edge of Solar System

Astronomers say there could be several more planets found beyond Pluto.

Trepanation: Early case of skull-drilling procedure discovered in 17th century skeleton

A skeleton found in a Polish town bears signs of an early trepanation surgical procedure.

Antikythera Mechanism: 2,000-year-old astronomical computer 'was used to predict the future'

Ancient Greek Antikythera Mechanism found to have colour codes possibly relating to omens.

Juno: Facts about Jupiter as Nasa spacecraft prepares to arrive at the gas giant

As Juno prepares to arrive at Jupiter, here are the facts about the largest planet in our solar system.

Ghana: Watch video of Accra floods that turned streets into rivers after just 6 hours of rain

A video uploaded to Twitter showed streets flooded by a storm on 9 June.

Meet Lidar: The amazing laser technology that's helping archaeologists discover lost cities

Hidden cities and temples discovered in Cambodia using Lidar technology is just the tip of the iceberg.

Bramble Cay melomys: Great Barrier Reef rodent is first mammal to go extinct from climate change

Australian researchers confirm the Bramble Cay melomys become extinct from man-made climate change.

Elon Musk: People will probably die on the first SpaceX missions to Mars

Elon Musk is very excited about humans getting to Mars, but warns that it will be very dangerous.

Froggy style: Bombay night frog's mating position is unlike anything seen before

Bombay night frog has mating style unlike any of the other 7,000 frog species.

Spine-chilling Aztec skull masks in Templo Mayor were sacrificed noble warriors

The Aztecs may have created mask offerings to the god based on the skulls of sacrificed noble soldiers.

Kepler-1647b: Massive 'Tatooine' planet in binary system could have moons suitable for alien life

Scientists discover exoplanet of a similar size to Jupiter within the habitable zone of its solar system.

Tim Peake: Best photos from British astronaut's Instagram ahead of his return from space

During his six months in space, astronaut Tim Peake posted stunning pictures of Earth from space.

Jaguarundi cats: Habitat destruction and fur trade driving wildcat numbers down

The jaguarundi or eyra cat is facing increasing threats with the population potentially on the decline.

Cambodia: Massive temple complexes and cities from Khmer Empire discovered

Archaeologists reveal major medieval cities beneath Cambodia's jungle with laser technology.

Juno mission: Ten facts about the Nasa spacecraft speeding towards the gas giant Jupiter

Ten key facts about the Nasa Juno mission and spacecraft, due to arrive at planet Jupiter on 4 July 2016.

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