The research found that soil under hedges stored on average 40 tonnes more carbon per hectare than grassland. Dr Sofia Biffi, ...

When we think of large birds, we might picture swans, ostriches, or eagles. But which bird is the biggest? Well, it depends ...

New genetic evidence traces the roots of English, Sanskrit, and hundreds of other languages to a group of hunter-gatherers in ...

A pair of landmark studies has genetically identified the originators of the massive Indo-European family of 400-plus ...

The harvest mouse is Europe's smallest mammal, weighing the same as a 2p coin and the only UK mammal to have an entirely prehensile tail. Laura Snell, conservation officer at the wildlife trust, said ...

The Royal Navy has been monitoring a Russian spy ship after it was spotted around UK waters earlier this week, the defence secretary has told MPs. John Healey said the vessel, Yantar, was used for ...

A Royal Navy attack submarine surfaced close to a Russian spy ship off the UK coast in an extraordinary warning to stop spying on British undersea cables, the defence secretary has revealed.

Located in the eastern reaches of the nation, this region is home to vast expanses of open grassland, allowing a wealth of native South American flora and fauna to flourish—and for a deep dive ...

British Defense Secretary John Healey told Parliament on Wednesday the Royal Navy was tracking a "Russian spy ship" that passed through U.K. waters, warning Russia's President Vladimir Putin ...

If that happens, he could, at least in part, be guided by the way Vladimir Putin dealt with his own looming term-limit problem following his election for a fourth term as Russian president in 2018.

The British defense secretary told Parliament that the Yantar, which he described as a Russian spy ship, had come near Britain’s coast for the second time in a few months. By Stephen Castle and ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin called Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, emphasising the two countries’ close ties a day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th US president.