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The first international agreement to protect the world's oceans for 40 years has been reached.

Researchers have created eggs from the cells of male mice, raising the prospect of male couples having their own children.

Freddy, which has caused the deaths of 21 people, may become the longest-lasting storm on record.

New estimates suggest that plastic pollution in the oceans has risen dramatically since 2005.

Millden Estate's licences are suspended for three years after police find evidence of shot buzzards.

The dig in March will look for further remains of the historic mills, the borough council says.

Research suggest losses of Scotland's upland species including snow pearlwort could be down to declining snow cover.

The settlement in the North York Moors National Park will be further excavated this month.

The tiny badger cub was found "frozen solid" in woodland by a dog walker.

A 20-year survey of plants shows how agriculture and climate change is affecting UK flora.

Welsh Water says it will help reduce phosphate levels in the river, benefiting aquatic life.

It is hoped the cockatiel, which went missing from Shropshire, will respond to its favourite songs.

A new assessment of Britain's research capability concludes it has "serious and longstanding problems".

The destructive algae blooms can also cause respiratory irritation among humans.

The Astroscale-UK company unveils its idea for how to remove a dead British satellite from space.

It is the first time the bird has been recorded in Hertfordshire since 2007, a wildlife trust says.