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Cheirogaleus shethi: Tiny new species of dwarf lemur found in Madagascar

Cheirogaleus shethi named after Brian Sheth, Global Wildlife Conservation board director.

Philippines government scramble to deal with fallout from mines closure decision

Environment Minister stands by decision to close 23 of 41 mines and says country 'unfit for mining'.

Great Dying could have been caused by stirring up sulphides from the deep oceans

Sulphides are toxic to marine life at concentrations of just a few hundred parts per million.

Martian mystery deepens as Curiosity rover finds CO2 levels not high enough for liquid water

NASA scientists say that a greenhouse gas effect from carbon dioxide couldn't have warmed Mars enough to melt its ice.

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'Climategate 2' allegations don't stand up to scrutiny

A 2015 paper finding that there was no 'global warming hiatus' has been verified in independent studies.

Invasive pest armyworm rapidly spreading across Africa and threatens to reach Asia

Scientists call for urgent action as crop-destroying caterpillar is wreaking havoc in Africa.

Scores dead in Afghanistan and Pakistan after enormous snow fall causes avalanches

At least 50 confirmed dead in Afghanistan and at least 9 dead in Pakistan.

Blind orangutan Aan, shot 104 times, undergoes surgery to restore sight

A British vet who performed the surgery on Aan said early signs her sight will be restored look 'promising.'

Norway whale starves to death after swallowing 30 plastic bags

The creature had to be put down after efforts to help alleviate pin and help it leave the shore failed.

What killed this dolphin? Inside the lab for post-mortems on whales, dolphins and turtles

A young dolphin washes up on a beach in Devon. Here's how two marine biologists investigate its death.

Moon Express: The ethical dilemma of private companies mining the Moon for its resources

Helium 3 from the Moon could lead to fusion energy, but who gets to profit from it?

Food waste is everybody's dirty little secret - supermarket rations is exactly what we need

We all know how bad it is, yet still we carry on stuffing our fridges with perishable food, because we can.

Radiation levels at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant disaster site reach record high

The plant suffered 3 meltdowns as a result of the tsunami on 11 March, 2011.

Lost recordings of Holocaust survivors' songs from 1946 discovered in mislabelled box

The long-outdated technology needed to play the recordings had to be rebuilt almost from scratch.

Florida man shot and killed cat because it looked at him 'like it owned the place'

The cat was relieving itself on the man's driveway at the Pinewood Trailer Park in Ormond Beach.

Before it was destroyed by lightning, Heidelberg Castle looked like The Grand Budapest Hotel

Architectural historian digitally reconstructs castle to show what it would have looked like in the 1600s.

What caused a 2 billion year hold up in the evolution of complex animals?

A lot of dead bacteria in rocks soaked up the oxygen in the atmosphere for billions of years.

Nasa Twins Study: 5 key differences between Scott and Mark Kelly after a year in space

Preliminary results show long-duration space travel has several major effects on the human body.

Presumed extinct yet thriving deep in the Congo Basin? First footage of shy Dryas monkeys

New population of Dryas monkeys has been found in remote part of the Congo Basin.

300-year-old shipwreck tells the story of a bloody war between Sweden and its neighbours

The Blekinge is thought to have sunk in 1713, at the height of Sweden's war with Russia and its allies.

3,200-year-old Egyptian tomb of renowned royal scribe discovered by banks of the Nile

The tomb was found next to that of another high-level official who lived during the reign of Amenhotep III.

Private company aims to land on the moon this year – and mine it for riches

The Silicon Valley startup is the first company given permission to travel beyond the Earth's orbit.

African meteorite shows Mars was volcanically active for two billion years

Northwest Africa 7635 was discovered in 2012 and is one of 12 ejected from Mars following a major impact.

People's genetics in far eastern Russia haven't changed much since the Stone Age

People in the Primorye region of Russia have remained genetically isolated for millenia.

Baby polar bear at Tierpark Zoo in Berlin finally has a name

None of the Boaty McBoatface business for this German zoo.

Dolphin trapped in T-shirt off Australia coast in deliberate act of cruelty

Rangers in Western Australia are appealing for information leading to the animal's whereabouts.

Cat and a lobster meet in space 8,000 light years away

Two billion pixel image shows cosmic clouds of gas and dust in constellation of Scorpius.

'Tinder for orangutans': Zookeepers hope better dates for apes will lead to more sex

One orangutan loved the game so much she accidentally smashed the screen.

Earth's magnetic poles could be about to flip - this is what will happen when they do

Mass extinctions are highly unlikely, but a reversal could cause trouble for our electronic infrastructure.

Scientists use soybean oil to create cost-effective graphene

Graphene is ultra-light yet immensely tough and 200 times stronger than steel.

US scientists protest Trump's 'travel ban' in open letter signed by 150 universities and societies

Scientists from banned countries have been blocked from taking up jobs or attending conferences in the US.

Scientists claim to have genetically engineered cows so they are resistant to tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is a huge problem in cattle, leading to widespread culling.

Ocean acidification makes killer cone snails hyperactive and too impatient to hunt

Cone snails moved about much faster in acidic water but were a lot worse at catching prey.

What makes a frog's tongue so sticky?

Tongue as soft as brains and special saliva help them catch prey.

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