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If coronavirus can be transferred on to surfaces, safe food shopping presents challenges.

The green sea turtle is vulnerable to extinction as the climate warms, Australian scientists say.

The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Neanderthals were eating fish, mussels and seals at a site in present-day Portugal, according to a new study.

Pangolins smuggled into China were carrying viruses closely related to the one sweeping the world.

The third such event in five years prompts scientists to renew urgent warnings about climate change.

Pre-1960s handwritten rain gauge data can inform drought and flood planning, but only if digitised.

The possibility of infection in great apes like gorillas warrants the utmost caution, say experts.

Solar, wind and hydro electric installations are often built in conservation areas.

A tiny, 555-million-year-old seafloor creature reveals why our bodies are organised the way they are.

Across wild mammal species, females live over 18% longer than males because of genetics and environment.

Locals post images of spectacular orange skies, with many describing it as a welcome distraction.

A drone photo of crabeater seals resting on an ice float is overall winner in a nature photography competition.

The huge challenge the world faces to find an exit strategy to end the lockdowns and return to normal.

Nasa scientists probe Denman Glacier which fills the deepest land gorge on Earth.

Fears that electric cars could actually increase carbon emissions are a baseless, a study suggests.

The device managed to pump oxygenated blood into both organs in a world-first procedure.

On 11 April 1970, the Lovells watched their husband and father blast off on an ill-fated mission to the Moon.

The London-based start-up expands its network with a Soyuz launch from Baikonur in Kazakhstan

Sifting through diamond samples, geologists find unexpected evidence of a billion-year-old continent.