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'It's astounding to find out she died violently'
A team of experts appear to have solved a mystery that has confounded academics - and the public - for decades.
Climate change: UK has 'one shot' at success at Glasgow COP26
If the Glasgow meeting fails, it will raise tough questions about the UN climate talks process, says the woman in charge.
Northamptonshire oak: 5,000-strong petition could save tree
Highways England say it will carry out extensive investigations to try save "Three Oaks".
Global Talent visa: New system to keep UK 'open to talented scientists'
Boris Johnson hails the UK as "open to the most talented minds" with quicker route in for scientists.
Climate Change: Tough questions at first UK assembly
Members of the public from a range of backgrounds gather for the UK's first climate change assembly.
Sir David Attenborough says fixed-term parliaments lead to lack of climate focus
The naturalist speaks at a newly-formed citizens' assembly examining how the UK cuts emissions.
Wales a haven for wildlife - but for how long?
It is one of Europe's "best wildlife secrets" and home to unique and unusual species.
Canadian start-up GHGSat to make global methane map
A private company tracing methane emissions is building a global map of the gas in Earth's atmosphere.
Mummy returns: Voice of 3,000-year-old Egyptian priest brought to life
Experts use 3D printing and speech technology to replicate the voice of Egyptian priest Nesyamun.
Space cookies: First food baked in space by astronauts
They were cooked in a special oven at the International Space Station - but are yet to be tasted.
Climate change: 'We're not perfect', says Marion Cotillard on Antarctica trip
Actor Marion Cotillard says even remote places like "pristine" Antarctica are being harmed by humans.
Rolls-Royce plans mini nuclear reactors by 2029
The firm says it plans to build up to 15 of the mini reactors, which can be delivered by a lorry.
Iguanas falling from trees in Florida
As temperatures drop in Florida more and more iguanas are plummeting to the ground.
What does Trump actually believe on climate change?
He has called it all of these things: "mythical", "a hoax", not a hoax, and "a very serious subject".
Mount Vesuvius eruption: Extreme heat 'turned man's brain to glass'
Experts say the man's brain, found in the Roman town of Herculaneum, was affected by extreme heat.
Cut meat and dairy intake 'by a fifth', report urges
Taxes may be needed to curb eating meat and dairy in the effort to combat climate change.
Wanted - volunteers to monitor Britain's growing slug population
The first survey in decades will look at the 40 or more species thought to be living in Britain.
Ivory Coast is using plastic waste to build schools
The West African country has partnered with UNICEF to transform landfill waste into bricks for schools.
Sizewell: RSPB Minsmere nature reserve fears 'environmental impact' on wildlife
EDF Energy wants to build new reactors next to the existing Sizewell B near Minsmere nature reserve.
Davos 2020: Prince Charles offers stark warning over 'approaching catastrophe'
At the World Economic Forum, he asked: "Do we want to go down in history as the people who did nothing?"
Scientists discover 'why stress turns hair white'
Acute stress damages stem cells that control hair and skin colour, a study suggests.
Davos 2020: Prince Charles meets Greta Thunberg
The heir to the throne calls for a "paradigm shift" in the way the world deals with climate change.
Earth's oldest asteroid impact 'may have ended ice age'
The 2.2 billion-year-old asteroid impact may explain the end of an ice age, scientists say.
Space mission to reveal 'Truths' about climate change
A UK-led satellite aims to get an absolute measurement of the light reflected off Earth's surface.
Davos: Greta Thunberg & Donald Trump clash on climate change
The Swedish climate activist and the US president gave very different speeches at Davos.
New UK housing 'dominated by roads'
Roads are dominating new housing developments, a report says, despite more people wanting to drive less.
Davos: Trump decries climate 'prophets of doom' with Thunberg in audience
The US president attacks activists at the World Economic Forum, with Greta Thunberg in the audience.
Davos: 'Forget about net zero, we need real zero' - Greta Thunberg
The 17-year-old activist tells world leaders that 'fiddling around with numbers' will not be enough.
Trump Davos speech: 'This is not a time for pessimism'
The US president called for the rejection of "the perennial prophets of doom" during his speech.
New solar power source and storage developed
Tie-up of flexible solar film and energy storage aims to take homes and business off-grid.
Immune discovery 'may treat all cancer'
Research is at an early stage but scientists said it had huge potential for destroying cancers.
Single-use plastic: China to ban bags and other items
One of the world's biggest users of plastic plans to phase out most single-use items by 2025.
Barometric pressure in London 'highest in 300 years' at least
High pressure at Heathrow Airport reaches 1,049.6 millibars - a record for the UK's capital.
Human impact on nature 'dates back millions of years'
The impact of humans on nature may have been far greater and longer-lasting than we thought, say scientists.
People urgently fleeing climate crisis cannot be sent home, UN rules
But it rejects a claim by a man whose Pacific Island nation is threatened by rising sea levels.
Malaysia returns 42 containers of 'illegal' plastic waste to UK
Malaysia will not become "the garbage dump of the world", says the country's environment minister.
Plankton phenomenon lights up bay
Bioluminescent algae in Jervis Bay, Australia, glows in a captivating night time display.
More precious than gold: Why the metal palladium is soaring
The price of the precious metal palladium has hit a record high of $2,500 an ounce as demand rises.
China's struggle to move away from coal
China is a country caught in the middle of a global struggle: to develop but also be green.
SpaceX completes emergency crew escape manoeuvre
The US company demonstrates how it would rescue astronauts during a failing rocket launch.
SpaceX to practise emergency crew capsule escape
A final technology demonstration from the California company should clear the way to fly astronauts.
'Resistant' trees planted in Hampshire in ash dieback fight
Scientists have identified 3,000 ash trees with suspected resistance to a deadly disease.
Dinosaur extinction: 'Asteroid strike was real culprit'
A team of scientists discounts the idea that large-scale volcanism drove the demise of the dinosaurs.
Australia fires: 'Apocalypse' comes to Kangaroo Island
Australia's Kangaroo Island has been likened to Noah's Ark - but its unique wildlife is under threat.
Climate change: Citizens' assembly prepares to tackle climate change
UK panel will tackle some of the dilemmas around global warming.
Climate change: Can Glasgow go carbon neutral?
As more cities declare climate emergencies, we look at how Glasgow aims to cancel out its carbon footprint.
Climate change: What can I do about it and other questions
From population to plants, your questions answered about climate change.
Giant jet engines aim to make our flying greener
How much more efficiency can be wrung out of the jet engine - technology which is over 70 years old?
New maps reveal Scotland's seabird breeding hotspots
Conservationists mapped the most critical areas of Scotland for endangered birds like the kittiwake.
Microsoft makes 'carbon negative' pledge
The tech giant promises to remove all the carbon it has emitted since its founding in 1975.
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