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National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest 2016 winners

Stunning picture of a horseman in the snow in Inner Mongolia wins world-renowned photography contest.

Giant swimming centipede causing painful bites discovered in Thailand

Scientists describe the new species living in South-Asian streams and rivers.

Spectacular pictures of the distant universe show how galaxies were over 9 billion years ago

The latest deep images allow scientists to see very distant galaxies, looking far back in time to within 1 billion years after the Big Bang.

Antarctica's ozone-layer hole is slowly healing as chlorine-pollutant levels decrease

As CFCs are increasingly discontinued, the hole is predicted to close entirely by the middle of the century.

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Antarctica penguin colonies face stark decline by the end of century due to global warming

Penguin colonies could drop 60% by the end of the century.

New species of tarantula discovered in remote Colombian region

Kankuamo marquezi gets its name from an indigenous tribe and author Gabriel García Márquez.

Stalagmites in China tell the story of the Asian Monsoon and the end of ice ages

Dating stalagmites and measuring oxygen isotope levels allows researchers a clearer picture of past climate.

Brexit makes tackling climate change 'a harder road' says Energy Secretary Amber Rudd

Climate change is 'long-term risk to economic and national security' says energy and climate change secretary.

Asteroid day 2016: Ten facts about the celestial bodies on the eve of the global event

These 'minor planets' are rocky, airless objects that orbit the Sun.

KIC 8462852: No signals from 'alien megastructure' star but a big breakthrough in hunt for ET

Meti president Douglas Vakoch discusses the latest observations from Boyajian's star.

PET brain scans are accurate in predicting whether a brain damaged patient will regain consciousness

Huge helium gas field found in Tanzania puts off fears of shortage

The Tanzanian East African Rift Valley could have a probable resource of 54 billion cubic feet of helium gas.

UK: Light pollution causing spring to arrive over a week early

Earlier arrival of spring has potential to disrupt animal and plant species, scientists warn.

Environmental Photographer of the Year 2016: Winners and shortlisted images

Stunning photos raise awareness of issues like sustainable development, pollution and human rights.

Oxygen on Mars: Martian rocks suggest Red Planet was once more Earth-like than thought

Manganese oxides discovered in Martian rocks by zapping them with lasers.

California: Team battle to save blue whale entangled in fishing line

In 2015, 61 whales were reported entangled off the West Coast of the US, with 57 of these in California.

Lionfish Mediterranean invasion: Rising sea temperatures helped Devil firefish colonise Cyprus

Lionfish posing serious risk to ecology of Mediterranean, with widening of Suez Canal exacerbating problem.

China finds 'frozen gas' reserves in South China Sea

Find could lead towards developing the highly-pure fuel as a potential new energy source.

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California's water windfall: 3 times more groundwater sitting under Central Valley than thought

Scientists discover 2,700 cubic km usable groundwater beneath drought-stricken California

Bring back ancient wheat varieties to make modern diets healthier

Ancient wheat varieties offers a response to western consumers' needs for healthy and diverse food.

Glastonbury 2016: Hangovers, mud and tractor rescue services – the festival clean-up begins

Many of those who have been dancing to LCD Soundsystem and Chvrches are heading home – or at least to the nearest shower.

Borneo's 37,000-year-old Deep Skull not related to Indigenous Australians

'Game-changing' analysis of 37,000-year-old skull questions ideas on prehistoric settlement of Pacific island.

Nasa's Juno mission: Spacecraft nears Jupiter as spectacular images of planet released

Infrared shots taken with Very Large Telescope will help create a high-resolution map of gas giant.

Pompeii: Remains of four teens killed in volcanic eruption discovered in shop near ancient city

Archaeologists have discovered remains of young adults in the ashes of a Pompeii workshop along with golden coins and jewellery.

World's Ugliest Dog 2016: Blind chihuahua-Chinese crested mix SweePee Rambo wins title

SweePee Rambo is blind, has a mohawk, a tongue that sticks out and legs that bow outwards like a frog.

Game of Thrones: Could dragons on Westeros fly? Aeronautical engineering and maths say they could

Is it something in the air that makes Westeros citizens so irrational and aggressive?

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Beijing sinking by 4 inches (11 cm) per year due to excessive pumping of groundwater says survey

China's capital of 20 million people is the 5th most water-stressed city in the world.

Rare Spix's Macaw seen in Brazil for first time in 15 years

The parrot was caught on video flying through trees in the northeastern state of Bahia, Brazil.

Anti-fracking farmers stage world's longest protest in Australia

A convoy of vehicles made a 5,800km-long protest in areas across the country

Korea: Skeleton with unusually long, narrow skull from ancient Silla Kingdom discovered

Skeleton of female was discovered in a traditional wooden coffin in Gyeongju.

China: Aftermath of tornado and hailstorm that killed 98 and injured over 800 in Jiangsu province

Deadly tornado and hailstorm flattened houses near Yancheng city, a few hours' drive north of Shanghai.

Siberia's larch forest lagging behind climate change by several thousand years

Previous ice ages can inform us about how quickly vegetation evolves with climate change.

Hubble spots huge dark vortex on Neptune for the first time in 21st century

Dark vortex in Neptune's atmosphere caused by high-pressure systems.

Women kill differently to men

Women are more likely to kill in their own homes and the victims are often men they know.

'A devastating legacy': Reactions to Brexit from the UK science community

How scientists and institutions have responded to the result of the EU Referendum.

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