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How President Trump's "great wall" on US-Mexico border could affect endangered desert wildlife.

Wildlife photographer Joel Sartore has photographed more than 6,000 contained species so far. He explains why.

Sir John Sulston is elevated to the Companion of Honour in the Queen’s birthday list.

It'll be a tough journey - previous robots sent in to the ruined nuclear reactor didn't make it back.

Chinese scientists say their experimental Micius spacecraft paves the way for a new kind of internet.

Solving air pollution is a national not a local issue, says the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.

The world's longest aircraft reached its highest altitude on its fourth test flight.

Scientists warn that hydroelectric dams in the Amazon could have a significant impact on the environment.

New details on an early megapode bird that lived alongside Australia's extinct giant marsupials.

Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says the EU will not re-negotiate the Paris climate agreement.

Taking a walk along a virtual-reality beach helps ease dental patients' discomfort, a study finds.

The 25 endangered black-tailed godwits were hand-reared to ensure their survival.

Competition for nesting sites could explain why some birds and bumblebees are declining faster than others.

The owner of the vehicle said her family had all been stung by the 20,000 strong swarm.

Thousands of dying and dead fish were found in a river leading to the Gulf of Mexico.

The Bloodhound 1,000mph car will conduct some "slow speed" runs at Newquay airport in Cornwall.

Great Britain is in the top 10% of areas for harbouring alien species, according to a study.

A wildlife blogger captures unique footage of the endangered mammals living in a Shropshire brook.

Mayflies live for a day, humans live a century - if we’re lucky - but what is the oldest living organism on the planet?

The hands could become available on the NHS bringing life-changing improvements for patients.

Dr Alejandro Hernández Cárdenas has developed a new technique to help identify corpses.

The earliest known script was a tool developed to help run the economy.

Mangers of Prospect Park in New York are happy with their new employee.

World Land Speed record holder Andy Green examines how the extremes of speed and acceleration will affect the airflow around the Bloodhound supersonic car.

Animals take umbrage when they feel that others are getting greater rewards than they are.

Researchers show that it might be possible to develop an alternative to antibiotics for treating diseases in pigs and humans

The biological trick that allows a female mandarin duck to become a male.

Neil deGrasse Tyson challenges the treatment of science in the Trump administration

The National Grid says alternative fuel generated more electricity than coal and gas in the UK on Wednesday.

Onboard footage from the Indian space agency's 640-tonne rocket has been widely shared on Twitter.

Fossils of five early humans have been found in North Africa that show Homo sapiens emerged at least 100,000 years earlier than previously recognised.

A British man is thought to have broken the World Record for greatest peak speed flown in a wingsuit.

China, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines say they will act to stop plastic polluting the oceans.

Fossils of modern humans uncovered in north Africa are at least 300,000 years old.

The permanent reoccupation of the UK's Halley station depends on how an ice crack develops.

The Halley VI Research Station was moved more than 20km across the ice sheet.

Evidence suggests the dinosaur had scales rather than feathers or fluff, as some have speculated.

Scientists spend decades hunting Earth's twin only to turn up the most inhospitable world imaginable.

Scientists use body camera footage to study how US police officers engage with people while on patrol.

The rocket will give India an edge in the satellite market and it's prompted some big comparisons.

The two lions had been removed from circuses in South America and relocated to South Africa.

Initially invented for the printing industry, the technology has transformed the way we live and work.

The US president accepts human activity is partly to blame for global warming, says a top official.

Did someone get away with murder? A German detective re-examines a case 5,300 years old.

The Indian and French leaders pledge to fight climate change together and "protect Mother Earth".

Only three countries have not signed up to the Paris agreement - but for very different reasons.

Scientists have accurately reconstructed images of human faces by monitoring the responses of monkey brain cells.

A researcher says re-introducing beavers in England would help water supplies and prevent floods.

They can be controversial, but scientists say beavers are good for the environment and biodiversity.

President accused of "cherry picking" science to bolster argument for withdrawal from Paris accord.