A "raft" of plastic debris spanning more than 965,000 square miles is floating in the South…
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Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman to win maths’ Fields Medal, dies
Acclaimed Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani dies of breast cancer aged 40.
World’s large carnivores being pushed off the map
Six of the world's large carnivores have lost more than 90% of their historic range, new…
‘Beam me up, Scotty’
Chinese scientists have "teleported" a photon particle to a satellite - could humans be next?
Butterfly numbers facing ‘vital’ period – Sir David Attenborough
TV broadcaster Sir David Attenborough says species have suffered "significant declines" recently.
The farmer helping to cut cow farts
How reducing the methane from cows is helping to fight climate change
Waste products not crops key to boosting UK biofuels
The UK should focus on making fuel from chip fat, whiskey dregs and forest waste and…
Gannet bonanza on Yorkshire cliffs
A gannet bonanza is confirmed on the towering cliffs of Yorkshire by research from the RSPB.
Record number of environmental activists killed around the world
At least 200 campaigners in 24 countries were killed in 2016, according to a new report…
Bialowieza Forest: Poland sued over ancient woods logging
Polish logging in one of Europe's last remaining primeval forests is to go to the EU's…