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Ten years ago, the nation had its worst-ever bushfire disaster - and it has left a profound legacy.

The world is in the middle of what is likely to be the warmest 10 years since records began in 1850 say scientists.

According to new fossils, the origin of the famous kangaroo gait goes back 20 million years.

Astronomers say they have the first evidence of a collision between two planets in a distant solar system.

A robot arm completes the set-up of a French-led seismometer system on the the Red Planet.

Drone flight captures spectacular views of countryside church wrapped in swirling fog.

The decline of coal sends UK emissions down, but critics warn there's much more to do.

The money from David Harding is the biggest single British donation to a UK university.

Moths with very expensive tastes are getting -36C "chill" time at Newhailes House.

Rising temperatures pose a growing danger to the glaciers found in the Hindu Kush and Himalayan mountains.

Scientists want to reach a section of Antarctic sea-floor exposed by the world's biggest iceberg.

The oceans will become be more blue thanks to rising temperatures in coming decades say scientists.

The spotted handfish is critically endangered and found only in a small area of Tasmania.

The full story of the Brumadinho dam disaster could take many months to emerge, the BBC's David Shukman says.

The UN wants to cut down on food waste amid rising concerns about obesity. Here's how one hotel is helping out.

The UN wants to halve the amount of food we waste. Here's how one hotel in Norway is helping out.

Developed by a team at MIT, the robot uses AI and may be used in industrial automation in the future.

French rugby is currently under a shadow cast by the deaths of four players in the past eight months

Schools are closed and the government's deploying drones to deal with the problem.

You could be unwittingly eating sharks that are on the brink of extinction, a study suggests.