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It's thought Okjokull is the country's first glacier to be lost as a result of climate change, following the hottest July ever recorded.

Many vegans boycott woollen clothing on the basis that it is cruel to sheep.

The singer said he lent his private plane to the royal pair - but he paid to carbon offset the trip.

Eduard Pernkopf created an "atlas" of anatomy by dissecting the bodies of Nazi political prisoners.

The cows on this floating farm in the Netherlands are helping find ways of making food sustainably

Farms are on the front line of climate change - vulnerable to extreme weather events - so farmers are coming up with new and surprising ways of tackling the problem.

A Nasa facility in Alabama will play a key role in sending astronauts to the Moon's surface in 2024.

Some countries are seeking extra protection while others want to re-open ivory markets at key trade meeting in Geneva.

One keeper says he spotted the signs and had to burn an entire hive to protect others.

Prehistoric inhabitants were infected with intestinal worms from eating raw fish, experts say.

The arrival of human ancestors in Europe spelled the downfall of the cave bear some 40,000 years ago.

It's a family business which has been around since 1942 - but now the last remaining cows are being sold off.

Brexit campaigner Arron Banks says his tweet about "freak yachting accidents" was a joke.

A fungal banana disease that experts describe as a serious threat to production has reached Colombia.

"Dr Becky" receives thousands of views on her YouTube channel, which answers questions about the Universe.

Dream Chaser will launch into orbit on the future Vulcan rocket for re-supply flights to the space station.

Only experienced mountaineers should be climbing the world's highest peak, a Nepali panel recommends.

Scientists have found that particles of plastic are falling out of the sky with snow in the Arctic.

Even in the Arctic, microscopic particles of plastic are falling out of the sky with snow, a study has found.

The teenage climate change activist is waved off by supporters as she sets sail from the UK.