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Thanks to newly discovered fossil bones, scientists have now been able to match an enigmatic 3.4-million-year-old hominin foot, first found in 2009, to a species that is different from the famous fossil Lucy.

A quest to photograph every species of hummingbird.

The world's top wildlife trade organisation increased protections on Friday for more than 70 species of sharks and rays, in a move conservationists hailed as a "historical win".

Official assessments have found the 2000 act had failed at its main goal of conserving the environment and protecting endangered species.

All modern cats are descended from the same species - the African wildcat.