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Crime rings boost ivory smuggling
The last year has seen a big increase in illegal ivory trade with organised crime involved, says the world's monitoring agency.
Crime rings boost ivory smuggling
The last year has seen a big increase in illegal ivory trade with organised crime involved, says the world's monitoring agency.
Lithium clue for planet-hunters
Astronomers tell the journal Nature that Sun-like stars with orbiting planets tend to be depleted in the element lithium.
Lithium clue for planet-hunters
Astronomers tell the journal Nature that Sun-like stars with orbiting planets tend to be depleted in the element lithium.
Astronaut trial
Ex-astronaut gets probation for attack on love rival
Astronaut trial
Ex-astronaut gets probation for attack on love rival
Making a change?
How the Marine Bill could affect one area in Dorset
Making a change?
How the Marine Bill could affect one area in Dorset
Six-year limit on DNA of innocent
The DNA of most innocent people arrested in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will not be kept for more than six years, the Home Office says.
Poor nutrition 'stunting growth'
Poor nutrition is still causing major problems in the developing world - despite some progress being made.
Poor nutrition 'stunting growth'
Poor nutrition is still causing major problems in the developing world - despite some progress being made.
Poor nations to go low-carbon
Poor countries vulnerable to climate change plot a low-carbon future and challenge richer states to match them.
Marine Bill enters final stages
The Marine Bill, which will pave the way for creation of marine conservation zones, is set to become law.
The deep-sea crab that eats trees
Deep under the ocean, a species of crab survives by eating wood that has sunk to the sea floor, scientists discover.
The deep-sea crab that eats trees
A crab species survives by eating sunken wood and shipwrecks.
Digital cloud plan for city skies
A giant "digital cloud" that would "float" above London's skyline is outlined by an international team of architects and designers.
Under the sea
Vulnerable species found in the UK's coastal waters
Ricin 'antidote' to be produced
An anti-toxin that protects against ricin poisoning is to move into production for the first time, after eight years of research.
Ricin 'antidote' to be produced
An anti-toxin that protects against ricin poisoning is to move into production for the first time, after eight years of research.
Missing link dinosaur discovered
Scientists discover a fossilised dinosaur skeleton that is the missing link between the earliest dinosaurs and giant sauropods.