SCIENCE

Unsustainable practices are driving mammals to extinction and threatening human food security in the long run.

Tim Laman's vertigo-inducing shot of an orangutan high above the rainforest has won him Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016.

Combined findings from DNA records and prehistoric cave-art allows researchers to retrace the elusive bovine footsteps.

Surge in volcanic activity along East African Rift System coincided with arrival of Homo sapiens.

Orphaned orangutans at the IAR centre in West Borneo learn important skills at 'baby school'.

Call comes after a silverback briefly escaped from London Zoo last week.

IBTimes UK meets the teams using drones to combat wildlife crime in South Africa, Malawi and Zimbabwe.

Everything you need to know about ExoMars 2016 and the next phase of the mission.

Spacecraft will enter Mars' orbit before touching down on the planet at around 3.45pm BST on Wednesday.

Autonomous submarine deployed by the ship will be named 'Boaty McBoatface'.

Thirty animal figures and strange shapes are set in stone on the walls of Armintxe cave.

The spacecraft was reported to have entered its designated orbit following the launch from Gobi desert.

The national animal of China usually lives for around 20 years in the wild and 25 in captivity.

Mission will bring China closer to establishing a permanent orbital outpost.

Conservation body cared for seven-month-old animals after losing their mothers.

John Kerry declares Kigali greenhouse gas deal is "biggest thing we can do in one giant swoop".

Obituary published on Outside Online sparks reports world's largest coral reef is no more.

Over 400 footprints dating to between 5,000 and 19,000 discovered at mudflat of Engare Sero.

After one year, the ScanPyramids project has yielded its first results.

Large and destructive waves cause flooding as Hurricane Nicole passes over Bermuda.

Scientists claim first direct evidence a comet struck earth the same time the planet warmed by up to 9C.

Global warming will increase the risk of Antarctica melting and scientists want to know how ecosystems would react.

New model of cosmology reveals the physics of the universe before the Big Bang.

Boundaries and regulations are necessary to nations - why should 'astropolitics' be any different?

Space Nation will see Asgardia satellite launched in autumn 2017.

Scientists have come up with new simulations to explain how the satellite's large Stickney crater was formed.

Wind and waves revealed 19th century cannonballs under a South Carolina beach - but they are blown up for safety reasons.

Images captured by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft suggest new craters form quickly.

The syrinx dates back to more than 66 million years ago and would have been used to produce goose-like honks.