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Particles of debris from car tyres are ending up in the ocean as "plastic soup", a conservationist group warns.

Seven new species of night frog have been discovered in India, including four miniature forms.

Cincinnati Zoo's premature baby hippo Fiona needed urgent treatment for dehydration.

Up to 16% of hydraulically fractured oil and gas wells spill liquids each year, according to new data.

A method that can identify individual lemurs could improve the way the endangered species is tracked.

How Brexit might create complications for the way food in the UK is labelled.

A super-slippery coating for bottles could make getting liquids out much easier, US scientists say.

Scientists in Boston have found a way to get every last drop of ketchup out of the bottle.

The sequel to 2001's ocean series is due to be shown later this year on BBC One.

April's pro-science Washington rally has the full backing of the world's largest scientific membership organisation.

German research vessel Polarstern is set for a remarkable year-long expedition in the Arctic.

Friends of the Earth and Taxpayers' Alliance are normally at odds on policy, but both criticise HS2

The US rocket company sends a cargo ship to resupply the International Space Station.

The long-planned space mission that seeks to detect gravitational waves is on course to be selected this summer.

Citizen photos taken during August's total solar eclipse in the US will be spliced into continuous videos.

Long-dormant microbes are found inside giant crystals of the Naica mountain caves - and revived.

Billions of tiny plastic lentil-sized pellets can be spotted on UK shores - but how do 'nurdles' get there?

Genetically-modified hens that can lay eggs from different poultry breeds are helping scientists set up a "frozen aviary" to conserve rare birds.

The international competition to drive innovation in seafloor mapping announces the teams that will take part in its semi-final stage.

Researchers in Cardiff develop a new "highly-efficient" method of extracting disease-fighting compounds.

It's almost all under water, but Zealandia should be considered a continent, say researchers.

They say they are lacking the brains of people with disorders such as depression and PTSD.

Research institutions want to make it easier for scientists to collaborate and share facilities.

Underwater flowering plants play multiple roles in keeping coastal ecosystems healthy.

An Earth-sized "virtual telescope" is ready to take the first ever picture of a black hole - the monster mysterious object at the centre of our galaxy.

The World Meteorological Organisation say there is a possibility of a new El Niño later this year.

The European Commission says the UK has two months to address repeated breaches of air pollutants.

The researchers recording ants' brain activity as they run.

The discovery could lead to better tests and therapies for children with autism.

A newly unearthed essay by Winston Churchill reveals he was open to the possibility of life on other planets.

The European Commission says it will take the matter to the EU court if countries fail to act.

Footballers suffer similar brain damage to boxers, a small scientific study suggests.

Scientists have uncovered the first evidence of live births in the group of animals that includes dinosaurs, crocodiles and birds.

The rich, diverse communities of trees in the Amazon are the result of species spreading over the vast area over geological time, a study suggests.

Scientists think they have found the explanation behind sounds generated by bees

More than 200 whales stranded on a remote beach in New Zealand on Saturday have refloated themselves and returned to sea.

More than 200 whales that became stranded at Farewell Spit on Saturday are freed by the tide.

Chemical spraying began in Santa Cruz department, the eastern grain region of the country.

The mass stranding of whales on a remote beach in New Zealand has taken a turn for the worse as 240 more arrived.

A quarter of Europe's cricket and grasshopper species are being driven to extinction, say experts.

Professor Sir Peter Mansfield, who left school at 15 and won the Nobel prize, dies aged 83.

He's only 19cm (7.4 in) tall and has been named Thanos.

The Cheyenne River Sioux file a legal challenge asking a federal judge to stall the project.

Dogs mirror the personalities of their human companions, according to research.

Plans to launch satellites - and even people - from the UK get a boost from government.

The way orangutans communicate could shed light on humans' first words.

Fumigation must start immediately to avoid further destruction in the main agricultural area.

Scientists say that decoding the quinoa genome could cut the cost of this nutritious but underutilised crop.

Scientists say the collapse next to the Great Barrier Reef dates back more than 300,000 years.