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The tail of a feathered dinosaur has been found perfectly preserved in amber from Myanmar.

Historians unveil a digitally-reconstructed image of the face of Scottish king Robert the Bruce nearly 700 years after his death.

Red fire ants could wreak more damage than rabbits, cane toads and foxes combined, experts warn.

A dramatic drop in the giraffe population over the past 30 years leaves them vulnerable to extinction.

Humans may in part owe their big brains to a DNA "typo" in their genetic code, research suggests.

People in west Siberia have captured footage of what is believed to be a small meteorite.

Scientists in the US have unveiled an athletic robot which takes its inspiration from bush babies.

For a second day, Paris is cutting car numbers according to odd or even licence plates. Do such schemes work?

The Cassini spacecraft has sent back the first views from its new orbit around Saturn.

Poultry keepers have been told to keep their birds inside to protect them from avian flu in Europe.

Research has cast doubt on a UN-backed project to reduce pollution-induced illness in the world's poorest children by providing 100 million homes with a smoke-free stove.

Insurance experts warn of a $100bn global "protection gap" due to increased climate change risks.

Research casts doubt on a global mission to use cleaner-burning stoves, to prevent pollution-induced illness in the world's poorest children.

Google reveals it is on track to offset 100% of data centre and office electricity use with renewable energy.

Donald Trump's plan to erect a huge sea wall at his Irish golf course have been withdrawn in the light of stiff opposition.

Glasgow Prestwick Airport signs an agreement with Houston Spaceport as it continues its bid to become the UK's first launch site.

A project is underway to record the underwater behaviour of Britain's grey seals.

The regular use of Caesarean sections is having an impact on human evolution, say scientists.

Fossils of possibly the earliest backboned four-legged animals to walk have been found in Scotland.

Robot aircraft are to be tested in UK airspace to help refine systems that control autonomous planes.