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A deep-water coral reef off the coast of West Africa that was believed to be dead for six decades has been discovered alive and thriving more than 50 metres below the ocean surface.

A new climate experiment will test an unusual mineral on coastlines to help remove excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Scientists and climate experts are testing crushed olivine, a naturally occurring mineral that can help remove carbon dioxide under the right conditions.

As the world moves towards replacing fossil fuels for wind turbines and solar panels, a crisis is growing within our electricity grids. We often assume that simply building more renewable capacity is the solution to climate change.

Artificial intelligence has transformed wildlife photography, allowing people to sharpen blurry images, remove distracting branches and enhance colours with just a few clicks. But scientists now say these seemingly harmless edits could have unintended consequences far beyond social media.

We live in a world where everything, from the blood running in our veins to the oceans spanning our planet, is polluted by plastic in one way or the other. We see mountains of plastic rubbish growing day-by-day.

Imagine doing the same job as the person next to you and discovering they are being rewarded with something better. You will be frustrated for sure.

Imagine you're playing "20 Questions" and you start with the classic opener: "Animal, vegetable, or mineral?" Most of the time, a sea worm would be an easy answer: animal. But one particular marine species, the ancient and still-living bristle worm Perinereis cultrifera, complicates that simple choice.

Scientists say Atlantic Nina events are rare, with only five recorded in the past four decades.

For more than a hundred years, scientists believed only one species of rabbit lived across the Iberian Peninsula, with at most two regional types. A new study has overturned that idea completely.