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The creature, the size of a poppy seed, dates back 520,000 years and is almost perfectly preserved.

The government says its budget to support a renewable energy auction will rise 50%.

The government says its budget to support a renewable energy auction will rise 50%.

Researchers say this is the fifth sperm whale to die after being struck by a vessel in the busy waterway.

In India, a species of frogs mate and lay their eggs while upside down, a new study has found.

Scientists say they have new evidence that complex life on Earth began much earlier than previously believed.

Scientists say they have new evidence that complex life on Earth began much earlier than previously believed.

After an almost 40-year campaign, a little-known UK landscape has been awarded world heritage status.

The increase in the number of 'very hot days' of 30C or more has also been dramatic.

The increase in the number of 'very hot days' of 30C or more has also been dramatic.

The fossils hold clues as to how mammals that lived in the shadow of dinosaurs evolved to dominate the world.

Wild chimpanzees, like humans, take fast-paced turns in conversation, and often interrupt each other.

The discovery that lumps of metal on the seafloor produce oxygen raises questions over plans to mine the deep ocean.

The discovery that lumps of metal on the seafloor produce oxygen raises questions over plans to mine the deep ocean.

The coal mine promises to be net zero but a recent major ruling has cast doubt on its future.

The coal mine promises to be net zero but a recent major ruling has cast doubt on its future.

The hatching of 60 eggs is a record for the endangered species in this century.

Cutting electricity bills would persuade more people to install heat pumps, the government is told.

Cutting electricity bills would persuade more people to install heat pumps, the government is told.

The near complete skeleton of a stegosaurus - named Apex - is 11ft (3.4m) tall and 27ft long, Sotheby's says.