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It was feared that Luzia, a 12,000-year-old fossil, had been totally lost in the Brazil fire.

The Poralia rufescens is swimming off the coast of southern California in the Pacific Ocean.

The sci-fi plan would use giant mirrors in space to light city streets, but scientists are sceptical.

The Environment Agency is probing claims exporters are abusing the recycled plastics market.

Europe and Japan await the launch of their joint mission to the little world nearest the Sun.

The bones, discovered on the site of an ancient river, are thought to be at least 130,000 years old.

The genetically modified insects are part of a project which aims to tackle malaria in Africa.

The first European mission to explore Mercury will begin Saturday: What could it teach us?

A 150-million-year-old, sharp-toothed fossil is believed to be the world's oldest piranha-like specimen.

Twin brothers have been showing off the biggest pumpkin ever to have been grown indoors in the UK.

Oregon zoo posted images taken during routine health checks.

Amy Johnson is one of 20 renowned figures to feature in a new work from the much-loved illustrator.

The solar-powered cooker that uses an alternative to charcoal.

Ian Kiernan's iconic anti-litter campaign, begun in Australia in the 1980s, became a global success.

A study of ancient dog DNA shows man's best friend has been at our side for at least 9,000 years.

Two snub-nosed monkeys sitting on a stone is the top shot at Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018.

President Donald Trump goes on the attack after the Cherokee nation dismisses Elizabeth Warren's claim.

The manufacturer says the bags once disposed have a six-month lifespan.

Mount Vesuvius erupted on 24 August, 79 AD - or at least, that's what historians thought until now.

Meet the baby reptile that is shedding new light on the giants that lived at the time of T. rex.