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Ecuador is on alert due to the appearance of a fleet of fishing vessels off the Galapagos Islands.

An independent review of the UK's food policy calls for a new green revolution.

An audacious mission to bring rock samples from Mars back to Earth is about to begin - find our more with our illustrated guide

A villain with the markings of the Marvel character is among 164 new species discovered in Australia.

The organisms had been in a dormant state in the seabed in the South Pacific since the age of dinosaurs.

Sir Richard Branson's tourist spaceplane company updates on progress, unveiling a cabin design.

The world's biggest nuclear fusion project has entered its five-year assembly phase.

Tahlequah captured the world's attention when spotted carrying her dead calf for 17 days.

Experts from Heriot-Watt University's Orkney campus analysed the genetic composition of oarweed from 14 areas.

The prime minister says GPs in areas with poor health will be encouraged to prescribe cycling.

International scientific institutions are teaming up to save the world's largest aquatic amphibian.

The new ecology minister says outside heating or air conditioning is an "ecological aberration".

It is thought the animal caught the virus from its owner.

The NHS soon needs to start flu vaccinations and Covid vaccine trials - but anti-vax attitudes seem to be spreading.

Could we be heading for a double whammy of flu and coronavirus?

The Perseverance robot will take Martian rock with it when it launches from Earth on Thursday.

The sister of Rosalind Franklin says she would be surprised to be a "feminist icon" 100 years on.

The consequences of rape, maltreatment, disease and racism are revealed by the findings.

The ban covers the import of wildlife and wildlife products as well as markets, including online sales.

If there was life on Mars, how will the US space agency's next robot rover recognise it?