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Hunters could be back in Japanese waters from 1 July, ending a three-decade halt to commercial whaling.

As the continent bakes in sweltering temperatures, experts explain what's happening - and why now.

Nasa will fly a $1bn drone helicopter on Saturn's moon, Titan, in the 2030s.

Citizen scientists have provided a wealth of new data on an insect that makes blobs of spittle on plants.

The sand dunes where Donald Trump built his golf resort are to lose their special environmental status.

The deserts in China are constantly spreading due to human activities.

Delegates agree a "compromise" on a key report but some say it's a surrender to fossil fuel producers.

Delegates are concerned that some countries are trying to minimise a key scientific report about climate change

Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson are urged to make a pledge to put scientific research at the heart of their economic policy.

Leaving hedgerows untouched offers an important lifeline for night-time biodiversity, such as insect-eating bats, a study says.

Only a handful of liquid water lakes had previously been detected under the kilometres-thick ice sheet.

Weather forecasters think parts of the 5G network could interfere with meteorology communications.

Beavers were first reintroduced to Scotland in 2009 and a further trial is taking place in England until next year.

Efforts by Saudi Arabia, the EU and Japan are seen as part of a backlash against UN climate action.

Astronaut David Saint-Jacques spent 204 days in space alongside crew mates from Russian and the US.

Engineers succeed in automating science experiments at the UK's Halley research station.

Five zoo-born eastern black rhinos have been transported from Europe to Africa.

The miniaturised timepiece will be used to overhaul deep-space navigation if it proves its worth.

Five critically endangered rhinos from European zoos are flown to Rwanda to be released into the wild.

Lax security at a Nasa lab let a hacker lurk on the agency's network for almost a year, says report.