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These men in Kenya have decided to do something about the amount of waste on Kenya's Lamu island.

Big quantities of nitrate chemicals from farm fertilisers are polluting the rocks beneath our feet.

The advance party sent in to open up Britain’s mothballed Antarctic base say it is in good shape.

Two species of seahorses are among the unexpected creatures found living in London.

For decades, there was a ceiling not of glass but of ice, holding women back from doing research in Antarctica.

More than half of England's secondary schools did not offer the subject in 2015-16, a report has found.

US car makers will suffer if President Trump eases emissions standards, California's governor says.

September's Maria storm disrupts the international competition to find innovative ways to map the seafloor.

A giant otter that roamed China six million years ago had a surprisingly strong bite, say scientists.

An extended ban on controversial neonicotinoid pesticides will be supported by the UK, Michael Gove says.

Critics say widely-used glyphosate is harmful, as the EU postpones a decision on it.

Pollution in a car can be worse than outside, as it traps nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and soot-like particles.

For the first time in 113 years, live data is streaming from the top of the UK's tallest mountain.

Long time far from home, with great views... the International Space Station is not your typical holiday spot.

Astronomers discover the celestial equivalent of a horror film villain: a star that wouldn't stay dead.

Re-live the talked-about moment when an eel suffers the consequences of diving into a brine pool for food.

Hassan was born with skin so delicate it would tear and blister

The animals have demonstrated the ability to recognise familiar human faces, according to a study.

From the Apollo spacesuits to the Mars rovers, women behind the scenes have stitched vital spaceflight components.

The first living creature to be sent into orbit around the Earth was a Soviet stray dog called Laika. She was a pioneer of the space race.