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The Treasury has taken back £1.6bn that it had allocated to UK involvement in a EU science research programme.

The government is still considering fines of up to £250m for firms who dump sewage in rivers and seas.

The government must protect domestic food supply, the National Farmers' Union warns.

Prof Dame Angela McLean is to replace Sir Patrick Vallance as the government chief scientific adviser.

King Charles also met with global leaders on Friday at Buckingham Palace to discuss biodiversity.

Sea-ice measurements in Antarctica have registered a new minimum, breaking the record set only one year ago.

The two kits were part of a family of beavers moved from an area of Tayside.

Virgin Orbit says a dislodged filter caused a rocket engine to overheat, leading to a malfunction.

The EU's Sentinel satellite system traces how the ground ruptured during Monday's big tremors.

The UK's new cabinet minister for science says that she will have a "relentless focus" on using research to make people's lives better.

Other branches of early humans, not just ancestors of Homo Sapiens, used them to cut and crush food.

The arrival of a Coquerel's sifaka brings the number in European zoos to seven, experts say.

Rearing a son is a lifelong cost for a killer whale mother, a decades-long study reveals.

Researchers have transferred 'quantum' information between computer chips at record speeds and accuracy.

HS2 Ltd's assessment of its impact on biodiversity is "riddled with inaccuracies" - say wildlife charities

Just four countries account for half of the total population at risk of catastrophic flooding.

The poles are not known for being noisy but a project reveals their weird and wonderful sounds.

Wetlands are being lost at a faster rate than forests, but in some regions beavers are part of the solution.

The UK hasn't seen a single named storm so far this autumn and winter. But why?

Scientists will monitor the virus, but UK health chiefs say the risk to the public is very low.

A Viking leader probably chose his favourite animals to board a longboat to England, scientists say.

The tightening of regulations may lead to criminal records for those flouting them, a new policy says.

New research has found that lack of rest could explain why males of the species mate themselves to death.

The cosmic ball of ice and dust is about to make its closest approach to our planet.

The Royal Society calls for the delivery of a UK-wide land-use framework to clear up confusion.

Scientists say the bright green comet will be visible in the night sky for almost a month.

A blueprint is set out to restore nature in England after criticism over pollution and wildlife decline.

Projects aimed at lowering carbon emissions are boosting growth in poorer parts of the country.

Logging and road building will be once again banned in much of Alaska's Tongass Forest.

An increase in beached whales across the US coastline has baffled researchers and environmentalists.

About the size of a bus, the space rock whipped over the southern tip of South America.

Take up of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme is lagging behind schedule

They say it is "perfectly understandable" that people are upset that wild camping was restricted.

Landowners and farmers in England are told exactly what environmental work they will be paid for.

Viral videos of minerals with apparent electrical properties are not what they seem.

Researchers believe that gestures used by great apes were an evolutionary "starting point" for our language.

Major artists including FKA Twigs will work with children across 500 museums to create wildlife artworks.

The EU's Sentinel-2 satellite obtains a crystal clear image of Antarctica's new monster iceberg.

The new super space telescope has been studying some of the darkest, coldest regions of space.

Permission to treat sugar beet seeds with a pesticide that can harm bees is given by the government.

Seaweed, including that from unwanted outbreaks, is increasingly being turned into useful products.

Activists say not enough has been made public about controversial plans for the outdated attraction.

The UK's two biggest steelmakers are expected to get support to move away from old-fashioned coal.

Motion capture suits used to create alien characters can track the onset of diseases of movement, researchers say.

Restaurants in New Orleans are recycling their oyster shells in an effort to protect the Louisiana coastline.

The meteorite crashed in England in 2021, containing water that was a near-perfect match for that on Earth.

Environmental activists, families and scout groups protest against the loss of camping rights.

The report from 12 independent experts found toxic chemicals and dredging were very unlikely causes.

The British astronaut who inspired millions with his passion for space will concentrate on educational outreach.