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The overwhelming majority of krill companies are to stop fishing in vast areas of the Antarctic Peninsula.

A boy who jumped off a cliff into water in Llanberis escaped injury when rocks fell in after him.

Hundreds of thousands more charge points could be installed under plans from the transport secretary.

A banned chemical used to make household insulation is implicated in damage to the ozone layer.

The technology to give people superhuman powers is being developed, but is it the right thing to do?

Bristol University has discovered how spiders fly thousands of miles

The EPA administrator has been embroiled in allegations of ethics violations for months.

The pollution has now "diluted" and is no longer causing problems, says the Environment Agency.

UK engineers will design a robot in an audacious plan to bring home Mars rocks to study for signs of life.

A toad named after the Lord of the Rings character, Gollum, joins the list of species at risk of extinction.

Controversial survey suggests oil platforms can act like offshore reefs and encourage wildlife.

The wild banana that might save the world's banana crop may itself go extinct, scientists have revealed.

Europe's Sentinel satellite tasked with tracking dirty air maps the major emissions of sulphur dioxide.

The loss of the endangered northern white rhino could be reversed by IVF, say scientists.

A new method using existing communications cables could make earthquakes easier to detect.

Scientists used radio tags to track Asian hornets, allowing their nests to be detected quickly.

From fearsome predator to teddy bear: tracing the hidden history of brown bears in Britain.

A cafe is trying to cut its plastic waste by using donated mugs and cups to serve takeaway hot drinks.

A new exhibition reappraises the work of Harry Burton, who photographed the decade-long Tutankhamun excavation.

BBC Reality Check looks at the government's promise of taking back control of UK fishing waters.

Researchers have found that moons in distant solar systems may be the most plentiful habitats in the galaxy.

Legal bid argues UK is discriminating against next generation by failing to cut CO2 emissions fast enough.

The weather system was captured at Lake Superior, Michigan, in the US.

The strain is different to that found in humans, but a genome study hopes to provide clues to fight the infection.

Astronomers have directly imaged a recently formed planet in a distant solar system.

French artist Marina Rees has formed a "whale choir" to launch her new exhibition

Scientists fail to find a koala cuteness gene but DNA may lead to a vaccine for chlamydia in the iconic marsupial.

More than 130 trout and salmon are saved after river levels plummet.

Turning the 4,000 live-aboard yachts around the world into a research fleet.

The last time a great white shark was spotted near Spain's Balearic Islands was in 1976.

It's often said that butterflies are dying out in the UK, but do the statistics back this up?

An experiment with a "vending machine for crows" is revealing insights into how intelligence evolves, scientists say.

From biologically dead to a haven for wildlife. How the Thames Estuary has become a sanctuary for seals.

The mammals have made a comeback and scientists are counting them to help guard them against threats.

Watch how Emma the crow creates the currency required to operate a vending machine.

Experts warn it may take years for the wildlife to fully return to the burnt area near Saddleworth Moor.

Plants share resources using an underground network called the "Wood Wide Web".

British scientists discover a way of taking human fingerprints off seized pangolin scales.

Without action on climate change, the coming generation will pay much more to curb emissions, a UK report says.

The bird, tagged as number 492, is seen near Lavaca Bay, Texas, after fleeing a Kansas zoo in 2005.

'Oumuamua's shifting identity may reveal details about other solar systems.

Researchers have found complex molecules in the ocean of Enceladus, only previously known on Earth and in meteorites.

The space telescope that will take over from the Hubble observatory suffers a further delay.

The volcano on Isabela Island is spewing lava from fissures which opened after two strong earthquakes.

A Japanese spacecraft has arrived at a diamond-shaped asteroid on a key fact-finding mission.

A university campus has cut the use of disposable cups with a simple change.

A new study says that alternatives to palm oil could make matters worse for endangered species.

The strange weather phenomenon was spotted in Powys, as temperatures soared across Wales.

Sailor Emily Penn sets out to gather scientific data on the world's largest accumulation of marine plastic.

The Commons votes in favour of controversial plans for a third runway by 415 votes to 119.