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Hundreds of years after the dodo died out, new facts are emerging about the life history of the bird.

A commercial LNG tanker sails across the colder, northern route to Asia without an ice breaking ship.

Scientists are divided on whether snow leopards are still endangered species, a BBC investigation finds.

The previously-protected area is bigger than Denmark and is thought to be rich in gold.

Campaigners in Poland are worried about the future of one of Europe's last primeval forests, as the Polish government defies an EU order to stop logging there.

Up to 60 million Pakistanis are at risk from the deadly chemical, according to a new water analysis.

New study shows invasive rhododendrons damage woodland environment but are not poisoning the soil

The UK contributes to a sophisticated new radar to map the Sun's impacts on Earth's high atmosphere.

Former Marshall Islands minister Tony De Brum, who played a key role in securing the Paris pact passes away aged 72.

Australia Zoo has asked the public to name a white koala joey.

Scientists create bacteria covered in tiny solar panels that generate a potential new fuel from the Sun.

Find out when you can next witness a solar eclipse in your country with our eclipse calculator.

BBC correspondent James Cook views the total eclipse from 40,000ft above the Pacific Ocean.

Ministers said plans to extract iron near a penguin reserve lacked sufficient environmental guarantees.

A Nasa telescope captures the total solar eclipse as it passes over the western US state of Oregon.

The US witnesses the spectacular effects of its first coast-to-coast solar eclipse in 100 years.

A section of the UK's new polar research ship will get an early taste of the sea this week.

Skywatchers in the US prepare for an event that is without precedent in the country's 241-year history.

In 'windy' La Ventosa, a village 700km from Mexico City, residents are renting out their land for wind farms.

Ahead of Monday's eclipse in the US, here are four tips from the Faroe Islands, which experienced one in 2015.