Astronomers have discovered an Earth and Neptune like planetary system that orbits a star that is similar to our own Sun.

French engineers are set to drain a lake that has formed under a glacier on Mont Blanc and threatens to flood the St Gervais valley.

A 'fire tornado' has been caught on camera in the Brazilian municipality of Aracatuba, caused by strong, dry winds that fanned wildfires.

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Pilot success for tagging scheme to monitor violent offenders

Already grappling with one of the highest crime rates in the world, South Africa has a new set of intruders to deal with: baboons.

Even the most extreme geoengineering approaches will not stop sea levels from rising due to climate change, a study suggests.

Moldovan police have seized 1.8kg of uranium-238 in the capital, Chisinau, interior ministry officials say.

Pakistan is in danger from epidemic diseases, PM Yousuf Raza Gilani warns, as 17 million people struggle to cope with flood devastation.

Astronomers have uncovered evidence for massive planetary collisions around several binary stars

Gas has been discovered off the coast of Greenland after the first drilling for a decade, a sign of a possible oil discovery.

Astronomers discover a planetary system with at least five planets orbiting a star much like our Sun.

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500 years of family history on Cambridgeshire's Fens