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Scientists have just identified a new great ape species - and it's already in danger.

Highly-specialised staff are needed to take over from European nuclear regulators after Brexit.

The apes in question were only reported to exist after an expedition into Sumatra mountains in 1997.

Scanning technology suggests there is a large, previously unknown cavity in the ancient monument.

Wildlife officials rushed to help when the elephant was found trapped.

The UK cities with atmospheres considered harmful to health by the WHO are revealed in a new report.

Scientists are now clearer on the freezing climate conditions that forced dinosaurs from the Earth.

The UK's Halley station will be mothballed again this year because of uncertainty over ice cracks.

Herring and haddock could also disappear by the turn of the century due to global warming, warn scientists.

Carbon cuts planned under the Paris accord still fall well short of what's needed, says the UN.

What do the farmers out in the field, in the dairy, and in the milking parlour think about Brexit?

CO2 in the Earth's atmosphere jumped to a record high in 2016, says the World Meteorological Organization.

Sir David Attenborough is returning to our screens and people are very excited about it.

The Convention of Migratory Species includes chimpanzees, leopards and vultures on its list.

Scores of the sea creatures are witnessed crawling out of the water at a beach in Ceredigion.

Animals have got stuck in mud after searching for relief from Brazil's prolonged drought.

World-renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking thrilled fans with a talk on black holes.

Cambridge University say the online repository has "never seen numbers like this before".

Researchers developed an algorithm that imitates how the human brain responds to these visual clues.

President Putin pressed the launch button for four missiles in the exercise, the Kremlin said.