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Hundreds of children died due to eating the fruit on an empty stomach, research says.

The inventors of digital camera technology win the highest international prize for engineering.

A new experimental crop of genetically modified (GM) wheat will be planted this spring after the UK government gave the final go-ahead.

Dramatic footage shows the unusual phenomenon as lava flows through a crack in a sea cliff.

Native Americans vow legal action as the go-ahead is given to complete the Dakota Access oil pipeline.

Australian researchers say their discovery could significantly lower the material's cost to produce.

Conservationists say the nets are killing too many dolphins and turtles.

Scientists in China say they have produced cloned cattle with increased resistance to bovine tuberculosis.

Paul Ferber, an ex-British policeman who lives on Koh Seh in the Gulf of Thailand, tells World Service how he catches illegal fishermen plundering Cambodia's ecosystem.

Ancient proteins dating back 195 million years have been found inside a dinosaur bone.

The drug combination was unable to cure four patients, who had all visited Africa, doctors say.

Removing invasive exotic plants from natural areas can act as a boost for wildlife, a study suggests.

Researchers have discovered the earliest known ancestor of humans - along with a vast range of other species.

Australian researchers hope an antibody found in sharks may help treat an incurable lung disease.

The man who ran National Grid for a decade says news stories raising blackout fears should stop.

Huge coral system reef where the Amazon River meets the Atlantic Ocean was discovered last year.

A project aims to investigate the social case for gardens and what impact they have on well-being.

Rising temperatures could boost mercury levels in fish by up to seven times the current rates, say Swedish researchers.

The seeds of domesticated plants could offer clues as to why cultivated crops are larger than their wild cousins, a study suggests.

A tiny possum, an emblem of the state of Victoria in Australia, is rapidly heading towards extinction, say scientists.