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Four rare white lion cubs have been born in a zoo in Poland.

Scientists bring singing fish into their lab to work out the biological secret of an aquatic creature that hums at night.

Scientists solve the bizarre mystery of the fish that hums at night.

The Duke of Cambridge has called on world leaders to do more to combat the illegal wildlife trade.

A button battery can cause devastating harm to a child if it gets lodged in their throat.

Evidence for an early exodus of modern humans from Africa may have been detected in living humans.

China's first space station is expected to fall back to Earth in the second half of 2017, amid speculation authorities have lost control of it.

How the government is trying to trace nests of invasive hornet which kills honey bees

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall says trading ivory not verified as antique should be banned

The British Veterinary Association warns would-be dog owners to think twice before buying breeds with fashionably "flat-faced" features - because of growing concerns for their welfare.

Watching a tragic film could have an unexpected benefit in triggering a feel-good chemical, research suggests.

A park in Bangkok has been overrun by monitor lizards.

Meet the planet's hardiest animal - the tardigrade - that has just revealed a genetic secret that could help protect human cells.

A gene from an almost indestructible microscopic creature could provide "radiation shield" for human cells, scientists find.

A deer has been filmed bouncing along a beach in Poole Harbour.

An invasive hornet that kills honey bees is spotted in Britain for the first time, experts confirm.

Dr Peter Marra explains why pet cats should not be allowed to roam

A parliamentary inquiry recommends video monitoring to tackle abuses in abattoirs, after secretly filmed videos shocked the French public.

Physicists have set a new bar for quantum teleportation - transferring information from one place to another without anything physically travelling between the locations.

Archaeologists believe they have found a lost Anglo-Saxon royal palace about four miles (6km) from one of Britain's best known finds.