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Scientists are working on a way to predict bluebottle infestations to let swimmers know whether heading to the beach is worth the trip.

Researchers say species is second-longest living mammal on Earth after bowhead whales

Cyclone Chido was an “intense tropical cyclone”, equivalent to a category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic. It made landfall in Mayotte, a small island lying to the north-west of Madagascar on December 14, generating wind gusts approaching 155mph (250km/hr). Later on, it hit Mozambique, East Africa with the same ferocity.

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We named him Squirt – not because he was the smallest of the 16 cuttlefish in the pool, but because anyone with the audacity to scoop him into a separate tank to study him was likely to get soaked. Squirt had notoriously accurate aim.

More than one-third of all animals on Earth, from beetles to cows to elephants, depend on plant-based diets. Plants are a low-calorie food source, so it can be challenging for animals to consume enough energy to meet their needs. Now climate change is reducing the nutritional value of some foods…

As the deadly fungal disease tightens its grip, scientific efforts to protect ash trees are advancing

New research comes as dozens of small potential fields have received some form of license from the government

Teesdale, North Pennines: In this stretch between farmland and riverbank, the plant life is thick, and harbouring legions of insects and larvae

Scientists surprised to find so many animals unknown to science in Alto Mayo, a well-populated region

Campaigners say Queensland mine given go-ahead this week is a new development, not an extension of an existing mine