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Some in the car industry claim that modern diesel engines have been unfairly maligned.

Fernando Trujillo works in dangerous areas of the Amazon to save the rare species.

Jeanette Epps would have been the first African-American astronaut on the space station crew.

Researchers at Heriot-Watt University took more than 100 sediment samples from 13 Orkney beaches.

Habitat fragmentation is a bigger threat to Chile's wildcat than human persecution, say conservationists.

Even with no natural climate boost, last year was the second or third hottest on record.

A mass die-off of antelopes in Kazakhstan was triggered by environmental factors, scientists believe.

Scientists capture "incredible" images of instructions contained in DNA being read

Finnish start-up ICEYE releases a "first light" picture from its novel radar satellite.

A monkey from Ethiopia with a distinctive "handlebar moustache" has been identified as a distinct species.

Effective Space says it will launch "space drones" to prolong the life of telecommunications satellites in orbit.

Three-fifths of new cars must be electric by 2030 to meet climate change targets, ministers are told.

A partnership between Imperial College London and a major French agency will keep access to European research funding.

Wild dolphins burn up to 33,000 calories a day, say researchers - equivalent to about 60 salmon portions.

Volcanologists say a "hazardous explosion" could be imminent, as thousands flee the area around Mount Mayon in the Philippines.

The Hubble telescope has scored an unprecedented close-up view of one of the Universe's oldest galaxies.

Donkeys, horses and camels are beaten and forced to carry tourists in extreme heat, a group says.

The unusual sight of a wallaby bounding across the Sydney Harbour Bridge has surprised early-morning motorists.

Insects are often portrayed as a sustainable superfood - and many are delicious.

Human body lice, rather than rat fleas, spread plague during the Black Death, a study simulating the outbreak suggests.