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Activists and police are facing off in Lützerath, where diggers plan to expand a giant coal mine.

The first orbital rocket launch from Britain is about to blast off - but it's just the start for the UK's race to space.

More electricity in Great Britain last year came from renewable sources than from fossil fuels.

Around 90% of the Sierra Madre, which protects the Philippines from the worst of climate change, is gone.

The vaccine targets a disease known to weaken colonies by attacking bee larvae.

The average annual temperature last year was more than 10C for the first time, the Met Office says.

The amount of money paid to farmers in England for environmental work will rise, the government says.

Report says opportunities were missed last summer to improve the energy efficiency of homes and save money on gas.

Friends of the Earth claims the government "acted unlawfully" in approving the mine in Cumbria.

Walter Cunningham - described as a "true hero" - was on the first Nasa mission to broadcast live TV.

From Spain to Latvia, national and regional records for January are broken across the continent.

Covid-19 and ethical concerns are drastically reshaping the industry in Thailand.

Volunteers are needed to help identify sharks, skates and rays as part of a conservation project.

A nurse says she is heartbroken that nothing can be done to save her house from coastal erosion.

The past year has seen public outrage over sewage with volunteers taking action into their own hands.

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be visible with the naked eye from many areas.

Provisional figures suggest this year's average temperature will beat the all-time high set in 2014.

The National Trust says this year's weather is a stark illustration of the challenges facing nature.

Adama Diémé was motivated after seeing once-verdant villages in Senegal without a single tree.

Sequins are nearly always made of plastic and will take hundreds of years or more to decompose.

Locals on Union Island are trained to ensure a diminutive reptile does not get wiped out by poachers.

About 20% of our water supply is lost to leaks and scientists say miniature 'pipe robots' could help.

It's a year since the James Webb telescope launched, and we've marvelled at its pictures ever since.

In 2023 several countries will launch missions to the Moon and beyond.

Scientists discover the glass frog's "superpower" in its ability to pool blood to turn see-through.

The crew members may have to return to Earth early after their capsule started leaking.

How you can celebrate while doing less harm to the planet

Seen as a symbol of Christmas in Australia, the beetles seem to have gone missing in recent years.

An English town could be the first to turn off fossil fuel gas, but some residents aren't happy.

The first orbital space launch from UK soil is now expected to take place in January.

Mature trees found in UK forests play a critical role in fighting climate change, a study suggests

As bans on elephant ivory are tightened, poachers are killing hippos for their teeth, experts warn.

The effect of a weather phenomenon causing cooler temperatures is due to end next year.

Memorable moments from the Montreal meeting that brought a historic deal.

The plan will put 30% of the planet under protection by the end of the decade.

The amount of time without sea-ice is becoming too long for the bears to survive, experts say.

Scientists say a rare reef habitat near the mouth of the Amazon is at risk from oil exploration.

Long-awaited targets to protect the environment will fail to fix water pollution, say nature groups.

Only six farms are prosecuted for pollution despite 300 river contaminations in one year.

Countries are promising new funds to help protect 30% of the planet for nature but will it secure a deal?

Brookfield sold Brazil farms despite boss's call not to "walk away" from carbon-intensive assets

One of the world's biggest banks will end fossil fuel financing as part of efforts to become "net zero".

Will a plan to protect 30% of the planet for nature by 2030 be agreed and how will it work?

US researchers have overcome a major barrier to achieving low-carbon nuclear fusion.

Israeli researchers claim to have developed a flock of gene-edited hens that lay eggs from which only female chicks hatch.

Guatemala's Fuego forces authorities to close the country's largest airport and a major highway.

After a 26-day flight around the Moon, Nasa's future astronaut ship parachutes into the Pacific.

The Lascar volcano, in the north, sends a plume of volcanic ash and hot gases 6,000m into the sky.

While scientists agree on the dire state of life on Earth, they don't always agree on how we should describe it.

A new extinction list reveals grave conservation concern for a 'sea cow' that inspired tales of mermaids.