SCIENCE

No, it's not true. But there are plenty of unusual things happening at the poles at the moment.

A new report has found that well-managed and transparent trophy hunting could help conservation.

Ice deep in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet records how quickly the continent warmed from 20,000 years ago.

The history of oceans and how they impact atmospheric climate is clearer thanks to the little quahog clam.

Wolves spotted in Paris commuter belt as packs spread across France.

Size variations within a species or genus was very large, which may have made them more resilient to natural disasters.

Palaeolithic humans ate a lot of fruit and veg, as evidence of fruit pips, nuts and seeds found in Israel show.

This may be one of the earliest examples of humans altering their natural environment.

A blizzard hit the North Dakota camp where thousands of protesters have gathered to block the construction of an oil pipeline.

Aldrin was at the South Pole to see conditions similar to Mars where he hopes a mission will go.

The former US vice president met Ivanka Trump ahead of meeting her father to discuss climate change.

Cereals were domesticated in Syria long before they appeared in Iraq or Iran.

Skeletons buried at the time of the Roman Empire bear evidence of malaria caused by plasmodium parasites.

Previous reports suggested that Ivanka Trump wanted to make climate change one of her signature issues.

An 'explosion' of evolutionary diversity occurred when four-legged animals took their first steps on land.

The Russian-made spacecraft will go on display in London at the Science Museum.

Activists worry the decision could be reversed once President-elect Donald Trump takes over from Barack Obama on 20 January 2017.

Nuclear plants need to be protected against natural disasters occurring once every 10,000 years.

A bison tail preserved in permafrost could give scientists access to ancient bison DNA to use in their cloning work.

Shifts in atmospheric circulation quickly created the Sahara Desert less than 6,000 years ago.

The drug would be sold in US states where recreational cannabis is now legal.

Biological control has failed in the past, but conservationists believe the 2mm wasp will work.

Climate change will halve Vietnam's coffee plantations by 2050, but destroying forests for more plantations would make the problem worse.

On 15 December, a new site called Lascaux 4 will open its door to educate the public about the 20,000 years old paintings.

The black organic samples had incorrectly been identified as tar in the past.

Those with asthma, heart or lung problems, or with babies in London warned to take care when outdoors.

The overall number of tornadoes hasn't increased, but they're coming in bigger, more dangerous clusters.

Ancient burials in central Brazil suggest corpses were mutilated, defleshed and burnt after death

Astronaut was visiting Antarctica as part of a tourist group.