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A number of birds are also injured after the spill from the oil tank earlier this week.

An audio drama produced by The Martian author Andy Weir, a fictional autobiography from Michael Moorcock and a new John Scalzi novel – November is a big month for sci-fi fans, says Alison Flood

A new charity hopes to use outdoor activities to improve men's mental health on the Isle of Man.

Markus and Mo weighed about 70kg (11st) at birth, and now weigh about 500kg (78st) each.

The popular attraction in County Down has been forced to close while efforts continue to remove oil from the pond.

Two men from the Armagh Planetarium and Observatory have had asteroids named in their honour in recognition of their work.

The Herts and Middlesex Trust says it is "thrilled" the new wetlands are helping species thrive.

It was feared The Short-Necked Oil Beetle had become extinct in Wales after recent surveys

Eleanor Aldred-Owen died after surgery because an abnormal scan was not flagged.

Plan to close three urgent care centres sparks worry about pressure on GPs and emergency departments.

A woman developed a severe allergic reaction to an antibiotic in her partner's semen after sex, prompting clinicians to call for this risk to be listed on the drug's patient information leaflet

A Halloween-themed protest against fossil fuels has targeted the first minister's residence in Edinburgh.

A mile beneath the Black Hills, scientists are building giant detectors to analyse neutrino particles – and possibly find the answer to existence For more than a century, the mining town of Lead, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, attracted workers with a taste for gold. Now, a flagship experiment being built in the old mine is drawing scientists in search of more intriguing riches: answers to the deepest mysteries of the universe. Construction of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (Dune)

Cop17, focused on protecting nature and restoring ecosystems, concludes on Saturday with critics saying system allows ‘one idiot’ to stall progress Calls are growing for major reforms to UN biodiversity summits as countries fail to deliver on their promises to halt the destruction of the natural world, with governments likely on track to continue their record of never having met a target in the 34-year history of the convention. Two weeks of negotiations at biodiversity Cop17 in Yerevan, Armenia

Birmingham author Kit de Waal says a chance conversation changed her life after she left home at 16.

Cumbria Wildlife Trust starts work repairing damage to Skiddaw Forest's peatland.