Reports indicate that the EU has decided to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna.

Mystery surrounds the deaths of 75 starlings which fell from the sky on to the driveway of a Somerset house.

The eggshells of long-dead and extinct species are a particularly good source to find preserved DNA, researchers say.

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Environmentalists and the EU lock horns over biofuels

The science spokesmen of the three main political parties cross swords on the issue of UK research funding.

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The largest meat-eating plant in the world is designed not to eat small animals, but small animal poo, scientists discover.

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Deforestation has revealed what could be a giant impact crater in Central Africa, according to Italian scientists.

Can all species live side by side in unique ecosystem?

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The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned.

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