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The fires have burned through more than two million acres in California so far this year, fire officials say.

Australian species roam over massive distances and help the land recover from fire, research finds.

Scientists who attached a strain of bacteria to the outside of the International Space Station have been stunned to find it survived for three years, in open space.

The highway code is being revised - how well do you know the changes?

Hundreds of mammals will go extinct if we do not act now to address biodiversity loss, say scientists.

Sixteenth thousand academics urge EU leaders to increase investment over the next seven years.

Mature male elephants play a crucial role in passing on their knowledge to younger males, a study suggests.

A study reveals true scale of the prehistoric mega-shark made famous in Jason Statham's The Meg.

This summer’s carbon emissions from Arctic wildfires were a third higher than last year’s levels.

The advance could help protect amphibians from extinction by protecting their breeding grounds.

After a flight failure in 2019, the Vega rocket executes a flawless deployment of 53 satellites.

Gravitational waves arrive from a black hole collision that occurred half-way across the Universe.

Five baby gorillas are born in six weeks in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Engineers are preparing to test a booster rocket that will help send astronauts back to the Moon.

Tests show promising results against two cancer types but more research is needed, scientists say.

Five curlew fledglings are released near Lough Neagh after they were saved as eggs in late spring.

Protesters block a road near Parliament and are planning a "walk of shame" near the Bank of England.

New research suggests utilities are dragging their feet when it comes to embracing wind and solar.

Gharial crocodiles may number less than 1,000 individuals in the wild - but there is always hope.

The US, China and Russia are pouring money into aircraft that can fly at five times the speed of sound.