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The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is an aquatic salamander renowned for its ability to regenerate its spinal cord, heart and limbs. These amphibians also readily make new neurons throughout their lives. In 1964, researchers observed that adult axolotls could regenerate parts of their brains, even if a large section was completely…

Environment groups call on federal minister to reject NSW government’s ‘deeply flawed’ Cumberland Plain conservation plan

Austin Bellamy, 20, was placed in a medically-induced coma and had bees suctioned out him after he accidentally tore into an bees nest as he helped his grandparents out

A new 'ecology zone' will be part of the Wingates employment park project which developers claim could bring 1,500 jobs to the Westhoughton area

Experts, concerned about the algae bloom that is turning the water to brown muck, say the die-off is ‘like losing giant redwoods’

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'It should be common sense really – you don’t play with matches, throw away cigarettes or light a disposable barbecue'

Landowner is seeking to buy up more of the Highlands and make its existing 682 hectares more profitable

Let’s get nostalgic after the sad news that Bristol's zoo is closing after 186 years