Fishermen from Suffolk and Essex have welcomed a new quota agreement which allows smaller boats to start catching sole again.

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New pictures have emerged of the shipwreck of the Titanic, almost 25 years since it was first discovered.

An ancient reef may provide scientists with clues about what will happen to coral when sea temperatures rise.

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An earthquake is recorded in the North Sea about 155 miles east of Aberdeen.

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Natural selection is driving orcas, commonly known as killer whales, to evolve into two separate species, a study reveals.

A Tasmanian Devil who experts hoped was immune to a facial cancer that threatens the marsupial species is euthanised after developing tumours.

Darwin's artificial rainforest in the South Atlantic

Researchers working on trials of genetically modified crops in Norfolk have grown potatoes which resist disease.

An expedition reveals sharp new photos and video of the Titanic wreck, appearing to show the vessel is not as badly corroded as was feared.

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Some 57,000 people have been forced from their homes because of dramatic floods in south-western Sudan over the past month, officials say.

One of the giant booster rockets intended to power the first stage of flight on Nasa's next rocket has been tested in the US.

Scientists have found evidence for an ancient sea passage linking currently isolated areas of Antarctica.

A further test ignition takes place on the giant booster intended to power Nasa's next big rocket.

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