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Global warming is behind the scale and impact of recent wildfires in the western US, scientists say.

It's official, bird song did sound different during lockdown, according to a scientific study.

The UK prime minister says the UK holds extraordinary potential for wind power.

A Cuvier's beaked whale stays under water for almost four hours, leaving scientists puzzled.

The government says it is after all ideas for a sovereign satellite-navigation system post-Brexit.

The broadcaster gained more than 200,000 followers within an hour of posting his first video.

The 54-year-old construction worker ate a bag-and-a-half of black liquorice every day, doctors say.

The rich benefit most from a de facto subsidy for home heating, a report says.

KitKats and Babybel are among other big brands that did badly in the Which? recycling test.

Boris Johnson will urge leaders to "look ahead to how we will rebuild" after the global pandemic.

Scientists trace a wobble in the brightness around M87* - the first black hole ever to be imaged.

The findings come after the discovery of 1,200 dinosaur teeth in an ancient river bed in Morocco.

The long-finned pilot whales have perished after becoming beached on Tasmania's coast.

The US is the worst hit country in the world and cases are still continuing to rise, data shows.

Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance were alarmed by questions over the controversial concept, emails show.

A recent study warns that without intervention many of the continent's ancient sites could be lost.

China's surprise announcement of a long-term goal to curb emissions boosts UN climate talks.

The US space agency (Nasa) formally outlines its $28bn plan to return astronauts to the Moon by 2024.

One in five species of maple are threatened in their natural habitats, an extinction study says.

A "green" fund to protect wildlife on England’s farms may be under threat, BBC News has learned.