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Exclusive: A forensic investigation finds evidence of deliberate burning in Papua's palm oil plantations.

Scientists have sequenced the "code of life" of species from almost every branch of the bird family tree.

The project is part of the European Space Agency (Esa)'s ambitions to colonise the Moon.

North Atlantic tropical storms are stronger for longer when they hit land because of global warming.

The Climate Change Bill 2020 would enshrine in law the goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

The firm says the project will create 6,000 new jobs in the Midlands and the North of England

Green groups welcome the UK's plan to outlaw the import of food and other goods from protected areas.

Why the "Cluster 5" coronavirus mutation in fur farms has led to a nationwide cull and a political outcry.

Historical museum specimens have helped to solve a long standing scientific monkey puzzle.

Human waste is converted into hydrogen fuel which can power zero-emission vehicles, in the project.

Road teams are on standby and the Rest and Be Thankful is closed as a precaution.

Roy Smith made his "exciting" discovery while trawling through wrongly-identified shark fossils.

UK scientists show how astronauts on the Moon or Mars could one day mine for metals using bacteria.

PM Mette Frederiksen apologises for going ahead with the mass cull of mink without new legislation.

A 17-year-old boy who spent two nights up a crane appears in court.