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Researchers discover the oldest figurative tattoos in the world on two mummies from Egypt.

In the Cairngorms National Park Jo Whalley learns what to do if you become lost in a blizzard.

In the UK, there is evidence to suggest that snowfall has decreased over the past few decades. Worldwide, it's a more complicated picture.

Scientists observe a signature on the sky from the very first stars to shine in the Universe.

Most uses of insecticides known as neonicotinoids represent a risk to wild bees and honeybees, say European experts.

In the last five years, there has been an average of 32,000 excess winter deaths in the UK.

The scientist who won the Nobel Prize for his work with graphene worries about research funding.

Bee viruses have been found in hoverflies for the first time, raising new concerns about disease threats.

Blind people who use sound to navigate their environment adjust their clicks very similarly to bats, research reveals.

The pups were separated from their mother during storms at the end of last year.

Vodafone and Nokia lay out plans to put a 4G mobile network on the Moon in 2019.

Scientists investigate the microbes that survive in the South American desert on very little water.

Farmers will receive money for "public goods", such as investment in sustainable food production.

Climate change could drive most of the birds' global population from their current nesting islands.

The frozen vault storing the world's precious seeds is about to reach the one million mark for donations.

Vets and medical staff teaming up to reduce antibiotic use on farms.

US scientists develop sensors to allow doctors to follow their patients' progress away from the clinic.

A new dam on the river Nile could trigger the world's first war about water, writes Alastair Leithead.

The environment secretary suggests outlawing plastic straws could be easier after Brexit.

Satellite tracking shows fishing's footprint on Earth is now over four times that of agriculture.