SCIENCE

Karta, 34, has lost six infants since 1995 as a result of complications relating to her anatomy.

Red List on conservation status of giraffes notes that the decline in numbers in Africa went unnoticed.

In the Pleistocene period, small ice caps at the easternmost edges of the country were the only ones to survive.

A Finnish IT company is offering cheaper access to space by building and programming its own satellites.

Some animals were vulnerable to historic climate change, while other populations actually increased.

Slowing rotation means our days are getting longer every century.

Leatherback turtles were all thought to be nomadic, but some of them have settled in the Mozambique Channel.

As sea ice is lost due to climate change, polar bears will have nowhere to hunt and live.

A strong undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia's Aceh province, killing at least 97 people and sparking a frantic search for survivors.

Authorities are investigating to find out whether the birds had died due to negligence.

Danish astronomer Olaus Roemer came up with the first figure for the speed on this day in 1676.

It used as much energy as San Francisco last year – but is turning to wind and solar power.

US scientists will live-stream dive intended to document the wreckage of mini-submarine.

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.