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The remote Amazon basin was once home to complex urban communities, according to a study in Science journal.

Researchers in the US say they have solved the mystery of why flies are so hard to swat.

The area covered by sea ice in the Arctic is now the second smallest on record, scientists reveal.

Scientists predict that colder temperatures will prevent the plague of cane toads reaching Australian cities.

A new species of wasp which feed on and grow inside maggots is discovered after one hatched on a scientist's desk.

The most sparsely populated county in Wales is Britain's happiest place - but Edinburgh the least happy, say researchers.

A powerful Nasa space telescope has unveiled an image of the sky viewed through gamma-ray glasses .

Czech power firm CEZ is to build what it says will be Europe's largest onshore wind farm, in a £1.1bn-euro project.

What is thought to be one of the oldest living creatures on the planet thrives thanks to Scottish summer rain.

Canada's PM says all large ships entering the Northwest Passage and other Arctic waters must register with its Coast Guard.

Water scarcity is a leading cause of food shortages and environmental decline - so why is it ignored?

Why reforming the economics of food production and supply would be beneficial for a number of environmental and social ills.

Climate change threat to Lebanon's cedar trees

Rangers tackle the wildlife trade in DRC's gorilla park

Why is more than half our food now wrapped in plastic?

Why the weekend BBQ is likely to be a washout

It is time to re-think what creatures need our help

Gallery of statues depicting Roman rulers is unearthed

Scientists claim gene therapy has the potential to restore hearing in mice, offering hope for humans as well.

Scientists use a numerical model to predict the risk of infection through airborne transmission of foot-and-mouth virus.

Nasa's robotic rover Opportunity is driving out of a giant crater on Mars nearly a year after its dangerous descent.

Laptops taken to the International Space Station were infected with a computer virus, Nasa confirms.

Early stone tools developed by modern humans were no more advanced than ones used by the Neanderthals, research shows.

A soldier's family are frightened out of their home by a spider thought to have been brought from Afghanistan.

John Hutton appears to warn against a windfall tax, saying the right framework is needed to attract future energy investment.

Brazil's Supreme Court puts off ruling on the status of an indigenous reserve disputed by Indians and farmers.

A rapid response service will be set up to help trap and kill grey squirrels across southern Scotland.

Britain is to formally present its case to the UN to extend its territorial rights around Ascension Island.