As the British naturalist celebrates a milestone birthday, we take a look at how his work has shaped science.

It takes place in Scunthorpe next month, with a number of key, local employers expected to attend.

Two recently examined fossils suggest that Australia’s First Peoples valued big animals for their fossils as well as for their meat, according to a new study.

The General Services Administration has given the employees — who managed government workspaces — until the end of the week to accept or decline reinstatement.

A federal appeals court on Friday blocked the Trump administration’s plans to end protections for 600,000 people from Venezuela who have had permission to live and work in the United States.

Ruth Sager revolutionised genetics by discovering cytoplasmic inheritance through chloroplast DNA, overturning established beliefs that all important genes resided in the nucleus. Despite fierce in…

Travel bodies encourage ministers ‘to get on and do the deal’

It’s time to rethink how we study life’s origins. It emerged far earlier, and far quicker, than we once thought possible

We all long for the solidarity of the tribe, but single issue tribes built round unattainable objectives will not bring a better world

Decades of habitat restoration will be lost without immediate stewardship funding. Farmers need clarity now, before nature pays the price

Decades of habitat restoration will be lost without immediate stewardship funding. Farmers need clarity now, before nature pays the price

Social media post led to discovery that samplers measuring toxic particles in air can also detect fragments of DNA

Republicans promise to work with Democrats to salvage defeated amendment

Avian Influenza (AI) outbreaks are on an increasing trajectory. This disease carries a substantial economic burden, resulting in considerable losses to farmers with profound impacts on economies. As the outbreaks continue in birds and other unusual host species, further virus evolution and spillover to humans’ risk is anticipated to grow and potentially involve into new pandemics. Despite this, the underlying drivers of the outbreaks remain elusive. We develop machine learning models capable of predicting HPAI events in Europe dynamically uncovering the critical determinants of their onset. Temperature, water index, vegetation index, and poultry density play pivotal roles, with their importance coming into play at different times of the year. Temperature, water index, and vegetation index are important in the ecology of pathogen transmission as well as environmental ecological processes while water index determines how birds aggregate at different locations depending on the season of the year. Combining these drivers, the outbreak pattern is predicted with an accuracy of 94% for model two (M2). A true out of sample with the same model yielded 88% accuracy highlighting its predicting capability. These insights lay a robust foundation for elucidating the intricate landscape of AI outbreaks, offering valuable insights for proactive preventive interventions to mitigate spillover.

YouGov survey suggests majority support idea of Britain returning to bloc – but not on same terms it once enjoyed

Suggestions that nation’s Indigenous Māori wholeheartedly back project draws criticism

Coventry South MP, who lost whip last year, surprises some in Corbyn’s Independent Alliance with news of formal plans