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Public transport and active travel will be the "natural first choice", the Transport Secretary says.

The newest branch of the US military, established by President Trump, goes into orbit for the first time.

The green sea turtle is vulnerable to extinction as the climate warms, Australian scientists say.

The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Neanderthals were eating fish, mussels and seals at a site in present-day Portugal, according to a new study.

Smuggled pangolins were carrying viruses closely related to the one sweeping the world, say scientists.

Pre-1960s handwritten rain gauge data can inform drought and flood planning, but only if digitised.

The possibility of infection in great apes like gorillas warrants the utmost caution, say experts.

Solar, wind and hydro electric installations are often built in conservation areas.

A tiny, 555-million-year-old seafloor creature reveals why our bodies are organised the way they are.

Across wild mammal species, females live over 18% longer than males because of genetics and environment.

Locals post images of spectacular orange skies, with many describing it as a welcome distraction.

A drone photo of crabeater seals resting on an ice float is overall winner in a nature photography competition.

The huge challenge the world faces to find an exit strategy to end the lockdowns and return to normal.

Nasa scientists probe Denman Glacier which fills the deepest land gorge on Earth.

Fears that electric cars could actually increase carbon emissions are a baseless, a study suggests.

The device managed to pump oxygenated blood into both organs in a world-first procedure.

On 11 April 1970, the Lovells watched their husband and father blast off on an ill-fated mission to the Moon.

The London-based start-up expands its network with a Soyuz launch from Baikonur in Kazakhstan

A billion-year-old continent was larger than previously thought, Canadian geologists find.

Chris Packham says nature can help during self-isolation and considers coronavirus's environmental impact.

Greg Clark, the Commons Science Select Committee chair, praises government use of expert advice.

The US space agency is suspending production and testing of its Moon rocket and capsule systems.

Programmes, such as Sir David Attenborough's, triggered a greater interest in species.

Researchers observing the mammals saw them sharing regurgitated blood with their neighbours.

Some regions show significant drops in air pollutants as the coronavirus hits work and travel.

The US-German Grace satellites saw Greenland shed 600 billion tonnes of ice by the end of summer last year.

A newly discovered fossil bird could be the oldest-known ancestor of every chicken on the planet.

Venetians say they're seeing fish once again in the city's famous waters.

How the launch of the Hubble telescope wasn't all plain sailing.

Cambridge scientists say they are working "as hard and as fast as we possibly can" to find a vaccine.

Climate change: It's Back to Nature on Britain's holiday coast

A group of healthy, young volunteers in Seattle are being given the experimental jab.

The Leeds University study looked at 86 countries and came to broadly the same conclusions about the rich.

Stereotypes and myths about race are not just used by racists. Here's how to debunk five myths.

A vital knowledge gap about England’s environment has been uncovered by soil campaigners.

Two oil rigs which had been owned by Diamond Offshore ended up being scrapped on a beach in India.

Photographer Andrew Newey has documented the lives of the Changpa nomads and the threat to Cashmere wool.

Few scientists think climate change will cause society to collapse any time soon - but some people are getting ready anyway.

Evidence of past underwater landslides suggests giant waves probably hit the British territory.

From Greta Thunberg to oil firms, people are pushing for more trees to be planted - but why?

At top speed, Canadian Shelby Barber can plant more than 4,000 trees a day.

Troublesome crabs on Australia's Christmas Island are suspected of pinching expensive equipment.

The government's top scientists are ploughing a different furrow to that of many other countries.

It is cheaper to build new renewable sources of energy generation than coal plants, a report says.

Europe and Russia decide to postpone their mission to search for life on the Red Planet.

The Earth's great ice sheets are losing mass six times faster today than they were in the 1990s.

How one of the most profitable leisure industries in the world can also be one of the most polluting.

The box tree caterpillar comes top of the list of gardeners' concerns for the third year in a row.

A company in Benin harvests water hyacinths which can be used to soak up oil.