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Understanding the facial expressions of others is an important development stage. It helps us learn non-verbal communication and to recognise when someone is angry or scared and primes us to react to threats or show empathy for others’ feelings. A growing body of evidence suggests our neighbourhood environment shapes this…

Minister will release five-yearly report which she says details ‘alarming story’ of native species extinction and cultural heritage loss

Glastonbury has made an environmental pledge for the year and expects all festival-goers to adhere to it while on site

Exclusive: ‘I find raising children in this environment very scary,’ says woman living on military estate

Exclusive: ‘I find raising children in this environment very scary,’ says woman living on military estate

When Colombians elected their first leftist president ever on Sunday, they also elected the country’s first Black vice president: Francia Marquez, a single mother who worked as a maid before challenging international mining interests as a fiery environmentalist. Her victory marks a turning point in a country plagued by social…

Emergency planes dumped water over part of rural western Spain on Monday to prevent flames reigniting from a huge wildfire that had ravaged about 30,000 hectares of land during a heatwave, the region's environmental service said.

"The ongoing challenging operating environment has unfortunately continued to have an impact which has resulted in cancellations"

A study is investigating whether sleeping in special tents, creating an environment of lower oxygen, is effective at improving blood glucose control.

Advice that allowed farmers to spread manures in a way that risked polluting waters has been changed by Defra

Environment department wants some closed hearings at appeals tribunal as it fights to withhold documents relating to illegal poisoning of grasslands