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Levies and bans have been among the most effective strategies to curb plastic waste, a UN report says.

Traditional remedies used by gardeners to deter slugs and snails are to be tested scientifically for the first time.

Dancing makes us feel good...but dancing together is even better

At least 62 people are known to have died when the Fuego volcano erupted on Sunday.

Technology and energy efficiency could see a rapid fall in demand for fossil fuels even without new climate policies.

Deadly torrents of hot gas and volcanic debris engulf villages on the slopes of Fuego volcano.

How were the dinosaurs of Jurassic Park created, and what have we learned about them since?

BBC News went to the IAEA’s labs at Seibersdorf near Vienna to find out how they inspect the world's nuclear sites.

Speaking at a climate change conference in London, author Margaret Atwood supported a ban on single use plastic.

The RSPCA says the grey seal nearly died after being found with rope and plastic around its neck.

Family Thanksgiving visits in 2016 were much shorter due to increased political divisions say researchers.

Uzbekistan has an ambitious plan to stop widespread health problems that developed when the Aral Sea disappeared.

Scientists say they have found evidence of dunes of frozen methane on Pluto.

The fragment found inside the harp seal found on Skye may have caused a range of health problems, scientists say.

Scientists have isolated the two different forms of water molecule for the first time.

The team caught 333 minkes, many of which were pregnant females, in its Antarctic "field survey".

Archaeologists find a man who, fleeing the initial Vesuvius eruption, was hit by a giant boulder.

One patient had "no doubt" that the Sheffield-designed collar had improved his quality of life.

Strong winds from Storm Alberto have caused a small waterspout in a swimming pool in Panama City Beach, Florida.

Strong winds from Storm Alberto have caused a small waterspout in a swimming pool in Panama City Beach, Florida.