Satellite images obtained by the BBC show that fishing continued for days after a massive oil…
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Wildlife secrets of Nigeria’s last wilderness
Rare chimps, leopards and pangolins have been caught on camera in the forests of Nigeria's largest…
Neanderthals were capable of making art
Contrary to the traditional view of them as brutes, it turns out that Neanderthals enjoyed making…
Mutation ‘gives bats edge over deadly viruses’
A single mutation in an immunity gene may explain why bats can carry deadly viruses and…
SpaceX launches broadband pathfinders
The US rocket company puts up two satellites to test technologies for a broadband mega-constellation.
Seychelles protects an area ‘as big as Britain’ in Indian Ocean
A novel deal with donors including Leonardo DiCaprio turned public debt into conservation funding.
Ancient Britons ‘replaced’ by newcomers
Britain's Stone Age population was almost completely replaced some 4,500 years ago, a study shows.
Tasmanian tiger ‘joeys’ revealed in 3D
Scientists scan Tasmanian tiger specimens to better understand the marsupial's development in the pouch.
Government loses clean air court case
Campaigners win a third High Court victory over the UK government's plans to tackle air pollution.
Baby Belle, the hand-reared rhino
Belle was born with a broken leg and is Cotswold Wildlife Park's first hand-reared white rhino…