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Were these Europe's last Neanderthals?

Bones dating as late as 40,000BC found to belong to Neanderthals, suggesting transition period with modern humans.

Lethal haze from Indonesia forest fires 'caused 100,000 premature deaths'

The smog lasted for several months in 2015, prompting some provinces to declare a state of emergency.

UK shale gas exploration could revive old mining towns says Ineos director

Exploration company claims North West, East Midlands and North Yorkshire could rediscover their energy production heritage via shale.

Sixteen stranded dolphins saved on Cape Cod beach

Army of volunteers transport animals to trucks for trip to deeper waters at another shore.

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Giant sinkhole at Florida fertiliser plant contaminates aquifer system with radioactive water

The aquifer system is the main source of drinking water for millions of Florida residents.

Fossils inside fossils: The ancient creatures locked in time, together forever

What creatures fossilised together can tell us about life on Earth millions of years ago.

Sorry David Attenborough, we didn't evolve from aquatic apes – here's why

Aquatic ape theory has persisted for over 50 years, despite evidence showing it does not stack up.

Jealous much? Envious identified as the most common personality type

In social settings, some people choose not to cooperate in order to be better than everyone else.

California's devastating drought could last for hundreds of years

Scientists studying climate history warn aridity could persist for years in the US state.

Arctic ice cover has reached its second lowest level ever recorded despite cold summer

Ice cover on 10 September was just 4.14 million sq/km – the same amount recorded in 2007.

Social media is – yes – flooded with UK weather pictures and videos

Summer heat wave ends as torrential rain and flash flooding cause travel chaos across England.

Côte d'Ivoire's environmental protection plan dramatically impacts human rights, claims HRW

Protected forest residents allegedly live in fear of arbitrary evictions while suffering extortion and physical abuse.

Wild and wonderful: London Zoo Animal Photography Prize 2016 winners

IBTimes UK presents a small selection of the nearly 3,000 photos entered into this year's competition.

Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2016

Out of this world: Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2016 winners

Award-winning photographers capture the quiet, majestic beauty of the night sky.

Where to watch the Harvest Moon eclipse live and where does the name come from?

As the Full Harvest Moon rises rises in the sky, a penumbral eclipse will be visible.

Rare gold coin depicting Roman Emperor Nero discovered in Jerusalem archaeology dig

Dating back to 60AD, the coin was found in an ancient Jewish villa owned by wealthy inhabitants of the city.

What happened just after the Big Bang? Scientists are hoping to find out with 240 telescopes and $9.5m

240 radio dishes will be used to measuring radiation first emitted around 13 billion years ago.

Are we in a 'sixth mass extinction'? If so large marine animals could be first to go

Extensive and unsustainable fishing is putting larger animals more at risk.

Raiders of the lost marks: How we uncovered the mysterious prehistoric rock art of the Cochno stone

Scientists unearth huge 6,000-year-old stone in order to document it - before committing it back to the ground.

With ramped up uranium enrichment plants, North Korea can build 20 nuclear bombs by end-2016, say experts

The country has access to up to 150kg of highly enriched uranium a year, enough for roughly six nuclear bombs.

Climate change poses major national security risk to US, warn military experts

Report urges next president to appoint cabinet-level leader to prepare nation for the worst.

China to launch atomic clock in space that would lose only 1 second in a billion years

The clock will be the world's most accurate timekeeper and will help Beijing in civilian and military purposes.

California becomes first US state to ban performances by captive killer whales

SeaWorld says it will use its orcas only in 'educational encounters'.

Earliest use of indigo dye found in ancient Peruvian textiles

Pre-Colombian cultures may have been the first in the world to use blue indigo dye.

Watch smart Hawaiian crow use stick tools to forage for food

Bird is one of the few capable of using tools in a particularly sophisticated way.

Why does Pluto's moon have a red polar cap? Scientists solve mystery of Charon's colour

Charon's unique feature may be the result of trapped methane escaped from Pluto's atmosphere.

Eratigena atrica - the European House Spider

If you see giant horny spiders crawling your house, it's a good thing – here's why

There's some truth to the 'giant horny house spider' headlines, but don't be scared.

Meet Diego, the sexually rampant Galapagos giant tortoise who saved his species from extinction

Lothario Diego is thought to have fathered 40% of tortoises in his species in the past 50 years.

Mysterious dog sacrifice dating back 1,000 years discovered in Peruvian temple

The dogs may have been strangled when their masters died – to serve as guides in the afterlife.

'Resilient' westerly winds in Central Asia have blown unchanged for 42 million years

Analysis of rocks and dust near the Tibetan Plateau reveal persistence of winds to climate change.

Dramatic photos as super-typhoon Meranti slams into Taiwan

The Category 5 storm – the strongest typhoon to have hit Taiwan in 21 years – is heading for China.

Shocking xkcd cartoon highlights dramatic shift toward the global warming emergency

Xkcd illustrates the comedy and horror of Earth's climate history that has taken a sudden bad turn.

Japan's Sakurajima volcano is due a major eruption within the next 30 years

Volcano is being supplied with enough magma to fill 3.5 Wembley Stadiums every year.

Air samples from North Korea's nuclear test site show no radioactive contamination – report

South Korea's Nuclear Safety Commission says it will continue to study more samples from near the test site.

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