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Plants eaten by wild gorillas have medicinal properties that could be harnessed in drug discovery, say scientists.

A UK law allowing gene-edited food has been paused and some British scientists fear being overtaken.

The mission is the first of three funded by payments processing business founder Jared Isaacman.

The UK's nuclear waste needs a permanent home - but finding a community willing to take it is tricky.

Boeing's troubled spacecraft is to return empty - while Nasa astronauts stay in space until February 2025.

Bee inspectors aim to destroy the bee-eating predators in the South East before new queens hatch.

A census suggests the population has stabilised following the outbreak, with numbers up by 15%.

Research shows children living in the zone are now nearly four times more likely to be walking or cycling.

Since April, wolf attacks have terrorised villages near the Nepalese border, killing nine children.

New legislation gives regulators more powers to tackle water pollution in England and Wales.

Conservation groups are calling for action as populations of seabirds decline on UK cliffs.

A new expedition finds that a large part of the railing at the ship's front has fallen away.

A new expedition finds that a large part of the railing at the ship's front has fallen away.

Efforts to stop the spread of bovine tuberculosis will now focus on vaccinating badgers not killing them.

Efforts to stop the spread of bovine tuberculosis will now focus on vaccinating badgers not killing them.

Sustainable aviation fuels work, but can they be made in sufficient quantity to replace fossil fuels?

With the next storm season starting on 1 September, a new list of names has been announced - including Ashley, Bert and Conall.

A leading conservation group wants the government to give the go-ahead to bringing back beavers in the wild.

A leading conservation group wants the government to give the go-ahead to bringing back beavers in the wild.

The islands are the windiest part of the UK, which means it will be rare for the turbines not to be spinning.