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South Africa holds the world's biggest legal sale of ivory for almost 20 years, including more than 51 tonnes of elephant tusks.

Warmer winters are affecting the lemmings of southern Norway, scientists find, which may be bad news for animals that eat them.

Warmer winters are affecting the lemmings of southern Norway, scientists find, which may be bad news for animals that eat them.

Acidifying oceans threaten coral - but all is not lost

Experimental evidence confirms that a plan to protect spaceships from radiation using magnetic fields would work.

Eland antelope bulls use the unusual tactic of clicking a tendon in their knees to demonstrate their sexual fitness, scientists find.

The British team that drove a car through the sound barrier for the first time in 1997 says it now plans to beat 1,000mph.

Aquaculture is bringing food security to hundreds of families in drought prone areas of Malawi.

A UK company wins the European Satellite Navigation prize for a satellite positioning-enabled smart lifejacket.

India successfully launches the unmanned Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft - the country's first mission to the Moon.