Bacteria that resist the antibiotic of last resort found in UK
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Wild bee numbers have fallen across 23% of the US as map reveals 'hotspots' at greatest risk
Scientists have mapped wild bee population decline in the US, and it's not pretty viewing.
Teotihuacans kept pumas in captivity and fed them human sacrifices as part of ancient rituals
Teotihuacan people kept wolves, eagles and pumas in captivity 1,000 years earlier than previously thought.
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Woman who breastfed Tutankhamun may have been his sister Meritaten
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Sony World Photography Awards 2016: Ten beautiful images released as deadline approaches
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Spain: Over 100 forest fires rage across Asturias
Over a 100 forest fires spread across Asturias in northwest Spain over the weekend.
China landslide aftermath: Images of devastation after mountain of mud collapsed in Shenzhen
At least 91 people are missing after landslide buries business park in Shenzhen – China's fourth major disaster this year.
Winter Solstice 2015: Five strange facts about the astronomical event
The winter solstice will take place on 22 December in the northern hemisphere, marking the longest night of 2015.
Damaging mass 'coral bleaching' will turn Great Barrier Reef animals white in early 2016
Mass coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef caused by El Nino will take place early in 2016.
Australia: Fires raging across several states, destroys homes
Australian bushfires destroyed homes with one resident saying he felt lucky to be alive.
Poland: 400-year-old skeletons found with 'anti-demonic' sickles on throats were not 'vampires'
Archaeologists say skeletons at Drawsko cemetery found with sickles were not 'vampire burials'.
Sorry, meat eaters: Bacon is not better for the environment than lettuce
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Polar bears: How climate change is affecting them and ways we can help
Just 20,000 polar bears remain today but how can we protect their survival?
Most significant Biblical archaeological findings of 2015
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Saving the Taj Mahal: 3D scanners record monument in minute detail to guard against damage
Researchers are racing against time to save one of the world's most famous heritage sites.
Restoration of King Tutankhamun's beard reveals ancient Egyptian techniques used to create death mask
The death mask of the boy king of Egypt is back on display at the museum after a clean-up and repair work to the beard.
Winter solstice 2015: What is the astronomy behind the shortest day of the year?
The winter solstice, or December solstice, will take place on 22 December marking longest night of the year.
ISS: Astronaut Tim Peake says life in space 'absolutely spectacular'
Peake says after some initial discomfort his body has got used to weightlessness in space.
Cradle of the Scythians: Graves of 100 nomads buried 2,500 years ago excavated in Russia's North Altai
Archaeologists find Necropolis of over 100 single-skeletal graves containing ancient Scythian nomads.
Humans changed the patterns of the natural world as soon as we existed
Humans disrupted the natural balance between pairs of animal and plant species 60,000 years ago.
Scientists 'exaggerate' their findings, says study of research from the last four decades
A study from the University of Utrecht shows that scientists' use of 'positive' words has risen 880%.
Ancient Egyptians described cycle of Algol almost 3,000 years before its 'discovery'
Cairo Calendar describes cycle of moon and Algol
1,500-year-old slab found in Israel points to first Judeo-Christian settlement in Kursi
Kursi is where Jesus apparently performed the Miracle of the Swine.
Santa's sleigh ride: Father Christmas's blood would boil and he would be starved of oxygen
No human could complete Father Christmas' duties on Christmas Eve. The 'Magic of Christmas' is all he needs.
Large Hadron Collider sees tantalising hints of a new particle that could revolutionise physics
New particle potentially discovered at Cern's LHC through CMS and Atlas experiments.
Cosmic Star Wars celebration: Force Awakens within double-bladed lightsaber-wielding newborn star
Hubble Space Telescope spots The Force Awakening in a newborn star.
China warns heavy smog will blanket Beijing skies, issues second 'red alert'
Beijing's pollution index will exceed 500 micrograms per cubic metre, 20 times higher than safe levels.
Tim Peake sends message to the Queen and tweets first picture from space
Sir Elton John also received a tweet from Tim Peake quoting the singer's hit song Rocket Man.
Common ancestor of humans and Neanderthals revealed via 'virtual fossil'
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Darwin's finches face extinction within decades because of parasitic flies on Galapagos Islands
Model shows pest-control could save Darwin's finches from extinction.
Plesiosaur: Ancient marine-dinosaur flapped its flippers 'like a penguin'
The way in which plesiosaurs swam has been the subject of debate for almost 200 years.
Red Deer Cave people: Bone discovery suggests ancient human species survived until last Ice Age
Controversial study shows 14,000-year-old bone has features resembling the most ancient Homo species.
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