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The procedure took 30 people three hours to complete. Tantor had been rescued from a ranch in Colombia.

Laser labs sense black holes merging at a distance of about a billion light-years from Earth.

In a rare instance, Indian villagers and forest officers worked together for hours to save the animal

Singapore and Brazil are working together to bring two blue macaw species back from near-extinction.

A forecasting tool reveals which cities will be affected as different portions of the ice sheet melt, say scientists.

A forecasting tool reveals which cities will be affected as different portions of the ice sheet melt, say scientists.

French and UK governments say they will make up for any shortfall in funding for a global science body.

Vancouver-based UrtheCast contracts UK firm SSTL to build a series of satellites to image Earth every day.

Astronomers have found a cool, Earth-sized planet that's relatively close to our Solar System.

Can technology to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere really help prevent dangerous climate change?

President Trump's climate adviser says that the US is looking to revive a Bush-era climate forum.

People in Vunidogoloa had to move 2km (1.24m) inland, and say climate change is to blame.

The United Arab Emirates' space research is turning to growing food on Mars.

Volunteers and military personnel worked together to help return the killer whale to the ocean.

One army veteran suffering from PTSD says Forest Bathing is helping him sleep.

US officials were arguing for the continued use of coal at a UN meeting in Bonn, Germany.

This social media community has come together for the first time in North Carolina to discuss their shared belief.

Pottery found near Tbilisi shows wine-making was taking place 8,000 years ago, scientists say.

Enthusiasts across the UK share their photos of the two brightest planets appearing together.

Scientists make the most detailed map yet of the heat rising under the ice sheet from rocks below.

Uptick in coal use in China sees global CO2 emissions projected to rise after years of little or no growth.

A small plane entering the airspace had delayed Saturday's launch from Virginia in the US.

Minister Michael Gove insists environmental standards won't be sacrificed.

These men in Kenya have decided to do something about the amount of plastic bottles that clog an island's beaches.

Big quantities of nitrate chemicals from farm fertilisers are polluting the rocks beneath our feet.

The advance party sent in to open up Britain’s mothballed Antarctic base say it is in good shape.

Two species of seahorses are among the unexpected creatures found living in London.

For decades, there was a ceiling not of glass but of ice, holding women back from doing research in Antarctica.

More than half of England's secondary schools did not offer the subject in 2015-16, a report has found.

US car makers will suffer if President Trump eases emissions standards, California's governor says.

September's Maria storm disrupts the international competition to find innovative ways to map the seafloor.

A giant otter that roamed China six million years ago had a surprisingly strong bite, say scientists.

An extended ban on controversial neonicotinoid pesticides will be supported by the UK, Michael Gove says.

Critics say widely-used glyphosate is harmful, as the EU postpones a decision on it.

Pollution in a car can be worse than outside, as it traps nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and soot-like particles.

For the first time in 113 years, live data is streaming from the top of the UK's tallest mountain.

Far from home, with great views... the International Space Station is not your typical holiday spot.

Astronomers discover the astronomical equivalent of a horror film villain: a star that wouldn't stay dead.

Re-live the talked-about moment when an eel suffers the consequences of diving into a brine pool for food.

Hassan was born with skin so delicate it would tear and blister

The animals have demonstrated the ability to recognise familiar human faces, according to a study.

From the Apollo spacesuits to the Mars rovers, women behind the scenes have stitched vital spaceflight components.

The first living creature to be sent into orbit around the Earth was a Soviet stray dog called Laika. She was a pioneer of the space race.

University researchers trained sheep to recognise famous people, including Barack Obama and Fiona Bruce.

The move will leave the US as the only country now outside or opposed to the climate deal.

Teeth of the oldest mammals related to humans have been discovered on the Jurassic coast of Dorset.

Rescued pet apes in Indonesia are being returned to the wild, but traders are still "flouting the law".

A gibbon is the first of its species born in the wild to parents rescued from the illegal pet trade.

Elephants are looking for food in villages in India's forests, with deadly consequences.

Steve Ludwin has been injecting himself with venom for more than 30 years.