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The world's biggest conference on species protection has opened in South Africa amid differing views on the survival of elephants.

Horses have joined a select club of animals that can communicate by pointing to symbols, say scientists.

Two skeletons have been discovered in a London graveyard which could change our view of the history of Europe and Asia.

Flu carried by migratory birds poses a risk to penguins living in Antarctica, scientists warn.

The body tasked with managing trade in endangered species will oppose efforts to increase global protection for elephants, saying it could spark a new trade in ivory.

Tropical dry forests are among the most threatened habitats on the planet, yet remain overlooked by scientists and conservationists, warn researchers.

The government is to outline its plans to strengthen collaborative research between the UK and China.

A British man who lived in the Swiss Alps as a goat for three days wins one of this year's Ig Nobel prizes.

Four rare white lion cubs have been born in a zoo in Poland.

Scientists bring singing fish into their lab to work out the biological secret of an aquatic creature that hums at night.

Scientists solve the bizarre mystery of the fish that hums at night.

The Duke of Cambridge has called on world leaders to do more to combat the illegal wildlife trade.

A button battery can cause devastating harm to a child if it gets lodged in their throat.

Evidence for an early exodus of modern humans from Africa may have been detected in living humans.

China's first space station is expected to fall back to Earth in the second half of 2017, amid speculation authorities have lost control of it.

How the government is trying to trace nests of invasive hornet which kills honey bees

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall says trading ivory not verified as antique should be banned

The British Veterinary Association warns would-be dog owners to think twice before buying breeds with fashionably "flat-faced" features - because of growing concerns for their welfare.

Watching a tragic film could have an unexpected benefit in triggering a feel-good chemical, research suggests.

A park in Bangkok has been overrun by monitor lizards.