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Only a third of scientists are women but Nobel Laureate Elizabeth Blackburn wants young women to persist.

Migratory patterns have changed in the last 25 years according to a new study by Scots researchers.

Three full truck loads of dinosaur fossils ship out as scientists end their excavation season.

The number of cuckoos plummets but buzzards soar in warmer weather, ornithologists say.

After 33 years, Japanese fishermen are once again carrying out commercial whaling.

The Zoological Society of London said it was a "positive sign of the health of the ecosystem".

Make-up artist Emmy Burbidge travels to Papua New Guinea to discover the truth about what’s in her make-up, and find out whether there’s a sustainable way of producing the oil used.

One of the protest movement's founders says she was inspired after praying on a psychedelic retreat.

One-hundred years after the Forestry Commission was set up, a writer reflects on the creative power of trees.

A report downgrades the reef's long-term health from poor to very poor due to climate change.

Scientists explore the home of a bat species that is confined to a single cave in Cuba.

The next US space agency robot to explore the Red Planet will carry a small helicopter with it.

The 60-day ban comes as a leading environmentalist warns "the worst of the fire is yet to come".

Marina Migunova spotted the islands in photos showing a shrinking Arctic glacier.

Reaching Net Zero emissions will be a huge challenge, says UK's outgoing chief environment scientist.

The teen climate change activist arrives in New York City after a 15-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean on a solar-powered boat.

The successor to the famous Hubble Space Telescope reaches a key milestone in its construction.

The discovery of an ancient skull in Ethiopia underlines the complexity in the evolution of humans.

The 16-year-old campaigner arrives in the US after sailing for two weeks across the Atlantic.

In the fractious climate debate, criticism of young activists has sometimes spiralled into abuse.