Wild bison roam in Banff, Canada's oldest national park for the first time in 130 years
Conservation team moved 16 bison from a protected herd in Alberta to Panther Valley, where they remain under observation until summer 2018.
Mongolia: Deadly virus causes another mass die-off of endangered Saiga antelopes
2,500 animals of the critically endangered species have died in an outbreak that began in livestock.
Great Barrier Reef: 27m high tsunami caused world's biggest underwater landslide
300,000-year-old corals stretching for 20km tell the story of the historic event.
Soviet genetics: The tragic story of Nikolai Vavilov and political meddling in science
Geneticist Vavilov ended up starving to death in a Soviet gulag in 1943.
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Cheirogaleus shethi: Tiny new species of dwarf lemur found in Madagascar
Cheirogaleus shethi named after Brian Sheth, Global Wildlife Conservation board director.
Philippines government scramble to deal with fallout from mines closure decision
Environment Minister stands by decision to close 23 of 41 mines and says country 'unfit for mining'.
Great Dying could have been caused by stirring up sulphides from the deep oceans
Sulphides are toxic to marine life at concentrations of just a few hundred parts per million.
Martian mystery deepens as Curiosity rover finds CO2 levels not high enough for liquid water
NASA scientists say that a greenhouse gas effect from carbon dioxide couldn't have warmed Mars enough to melt its ice.
Mysterious Amazonian geoglyphs suggest deforestation is a modern phenomenon
Geoglyphs in the Amazonian forest were not created via large-scale deforestation.
What are armyworms and why are they so harmful?
Armyworms are a crop pest native in the Americas but have recently become an invasive species in Africa.
How carnivorous plants have evolved to become 'meat-eaters'
Scientists have sequenced the genome of the Australian pitcher-plant.
Extreme and destructive wildfires will intensify around the globe
Wildfires occur everywhere around the globe but we can take steps to reduce the destruction they cause.
'Climategate 2' allegations don't stand up to scrutiny
A 2015 paper finding that there was no 'global warming hiatus' has been verified in independent studies.
Invasive pest armyworm rapidly spreading across Africa and threatens to reach Asia
Scientists call for urgent action as crop-destroying caterpillar is wreaking havoc in Africa.
Scores dead in Afghanistan and Pakistan after enormous snow fall causes avalanches
At least 50 confirmed dead in Afghanistan and at least 9 dead in Pakistan.
Blind orangutan Aan, shot 104 times, undergoes surgery to restore sight
A British vet who performed the surgery on Aan said early signs her sight will be restored look 'promising.'
Norway whale starves to death after swallowing 30 plastic bags
The creature had to be put down after efforts to help alleviate pin and help it leave the shore failed.
What killed this dolphin? Inside the lab for post-mortems on whales, dolphins and turtles
A young dolphin washes up on a beach in Devon. Here's how two marine biologists investigate its death.
Moon Express: The ethical dilemma of private companies mining the Moon for its resources
Helium 3 from the Moon could lead to fusion energy, but who gets to profit from it?
Food waste is everybody's dirty little secret - supermarket rations is exactly what we need
We all know how bad it is, yet still we carry on stuffing our fridges with perishable food, because we can.
Radiation levels at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant disaster site reach record high
The plant suffered 3 meltdowns as a result of the tsunami on 11 March, 2011.
Lost recordings of Holocaust survivors' songs from 1946 discovered in mislabelled box
The long-outdated technology needed to play the recordings had to be rebuilt almost from scratch.
Florida man shot and killed cat because it looked at him 'like it owned the place'
The cat was relieving itself on the man's driveway at the Pinewood Trailer Park in Ormond Beach.
Before it was destroyed by lightning, Heidelberg Castle looked like The Grand Budapest Hotel
Architectural historian digitally reconstructs castle to show what it would have looked like in the 1600s.
What caused a 2 billion year hold up in the evolution of complex animals?
A lot of dead bacteria in rocks soaked up the oxygen in the atmosphere for billions of years.
Nasa Twins Study: 5 key differences between Scott and Mark Kelly after a year in space
Preliminary results show long-duration space travel has several major effects on the human body.
Presumed extinct yet thriving deep in the Congo Basin? First footage of shy Dryas monkeys
New population of Dryas monkeys has been found in remote part of the Congo Basin.
300-year-old shipwreck tells the story of a bloody war between Sweden and its neighbours
The Blekinge is thought to have sunk in 1713, at the height of Sweden's war with Russia and its allies.
3,200-year-old Egyptian tomb of renowned royal scribe discovered by banks of the Nile
The tomb was found next to that of another high-level official who lived during the reign of Amenhotep III.
Private company aims to land on the moon this year – and mine it for riches
The Silicon Valley startup is the first company given permission to travel beyond the Earth's orbit.
African meteorite shows Mars was volcanically active for two billion years
Northwest Africa 7635 was discovered in 2012 and is one of 12 ejected from Mars following a major impact.
People's genetics in far eastern Russia haven't changed much since the Stone Age
People in the Primorye region of Russia have remained genetically isolated for millenia.
Baby polar bear at Tierpark Zoo in Berlin finally has a name
None of the Boaty McBoatface business for this German zoo.
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