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Humans may owe their place on the planet to a mass extinction of fish 360 million years ago, it was claimed yesterday.

We may think we've seen it all when it comes to wildlife, but we haven't, as these remarkable pictures prove. You won't find any of these creatures in any zoo or aviary or animal collection, as every single one of them is believed to be new to science.

You can look at the warming of Lake Tanganyika as a geographical and scientific curiosity; but you're probably wiser to look at it with a considerable sense of foreboding.

A fire in Brazil has destroyed what may have been the world's largest scientific collection of dead snakes, spiders and scorpions, which served as the main source for research on many species.

The United Nations has appointed a Costa Rican diplomat as its new climate change chief after small island nations intervened to press for a choice who would represent their concerns about the risks of global warming.

The world faces the nightmare possibility of fishless oceans by 2050 unless fishing fleets are slashed and stocks allowed to recover, UN experts warned Monday.

Agreement may halt UN sanctions against Tehran, although move will do little to slow Iran's nuclear progressA deal brokered by Turkey and Brazil, in which Iran will ship out over a tonne of enriched uranium in return for fuel rods for a nuclear research reactor, could stop new UN sanctions on Tehran

PM has said the government won't pursue third runway at Heathrow.

Defra has resubmitted the UK's application for a PM10 extension.

An energy expert has suggested that the annual averages of wind power offset any seasonal fluctuations.

Scottish and Southern Energy is to build a major new biogas plant in Scotland.

The UK boasts hundreds of green opportunities in terms of jobs, energy and the economy, a thinktank has claimed.