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Right to roam campaigners say hundreds of "open country" locations are inaccessible to the public.

Extremely potent greenhouse gas leaked from a Kazakh well for over six months.

A market for a traditional medicine made from donkey skin is fuelling the slaughter of working animals.

A stingray called Charlotte is pregnant despite having no mate, in a suspected case of parthenogenesis.

If the Odysseus craft lands safely it would be the first private mission to successfully land on the Moon.

If all goes well, it would mark the first time a private firm has successfully landed a spacecraft on the Moon.

It may be bigger than a large city - but the world's biggest iceberg can still turn on a sixpence.

It is hoped the creation of a marshland site will be a "corridor" for wildlife including wading birds.

Melting ice is forcing this iconic Arctic species to spend more time on land, where they struggle for food.

Sea-bird counts after avian flu show serious declines in three species, the charity RSPB says.

Sea bird counts after avian flu show serious declines in three species, the charity RSPB says.

A UK pesticide producer did not look at key health records in its Parkinson's study, legal papers show.

At least three homes in Dana Point, California are under threat after a portion of the cliff they're on gave way.

At least three homes in Dana Point, California are under threat after a portion of the cliff they're on gave way.

Human activity is leaving some migratory species like green turtles facing extinction, a UN report says.

Rule breaches such as sewage spills should cost bosses their bonuses, the environment secretary says.

Scientists think eruptions on the Reykjanes Peninsula could continue for decades or even centuries.

In 1984 the presence of dinosaur fossils in Scotland was confirmed for the first time.

Nuclear fusion still remains a long way off but brings the world one step closer to endless clean energy.

As complaints of human waste pile up, new rules require climbers to properly dispose of their stools.