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Countries around the world are building new nuclear power stations.

Toxic, deadly, poisonous - these words are back in the headlines as Delhi's pollution spikes again.

It is part of a wider plan to reduce emissions and pollution and restore natural habitat.

Conservationist Jane Goodall on the urgent need to turn the tide on climate change and nature loss.

Volcanic rock, dating back billions of years, has been detected in the first samples collected from the mysterious "dark side".

Human rights groups have called for a review of how countries are chosen to host the COP climate summits.

Call for change comes after host country Azerbaijan's president calls oil and gas a "gift of God".

Marine scientist uncovers the story behind Andruha's escape from Russian military training programme.

The planet Uranus and its five biggest moons may not be the sterile worlds scientists have long thought.

The planet Uranus and its five biggest moons may not be the sterile worlds scientists have long thought.

The Northern Taurids are at their peak on 11-12 November - but will the clouds part to let us see them?

Britain's oldest satellite is in the wrong part of the sky, but no-one's really sure who moved it.

Britain's oldest satellite is in the wrong part of the sky, but no-one's really sure who moved it.

Undercover filming shows COP29 chief exec discussing new oil and gas projects ahead of climate summit.

It is also set to be the world's first breach of 1.5C of warming across an entire calendar year.

It is also set to be the world's first breach of 1.5C of warming across an entire calendar year.

Trump's election will hit immediate efforts to tackle climate change, experts say - but the longer-term effect is less certain.

Fifteen finalists, from countries including Kenya, Indonesia, the UK and Nepal, were competing for a 1 million Earthshot Awards prize.

The awards event in South Africa will have emotional connections for the Prince of Wales.

Representatives of 196 countries have been meeting in Cali, Colombia, as part of the COP biodiversity summit.

Representatives of 196 countries have been meeting in Cali, Colombia, as part of the COP biodiversity summit.

Environmental groups warn that next year's farm payments budget will not be enough to protect nature.

Human-caused climate change made recent extreme weather events more intense and more likely, new analysis finds.

Human-caused climate change made recent extreme weather events more intense and more likely, new analysis finds.

The Skipinnish Oak in Lochaber is at least 400 years old.

The BBC's Laura Bicker sees the Shenzhou 19 spacecraft take off in a record year of space exploration.

Forty-eight percent of the world went through at least one month of extreme drought in 2023.

The TV presenter says the previous Tory administration was "reckless" to scale back climate policy.

The TV presenter says the previous Tory administration was "reckless" to scale back climate policy.

Japan's highest mountain typically gets snow by early October, but there has been unusually warm weather this year.

The city is the size of Edinburgh and among the largest Mayan sites in ancient Latin America.

Scientists have revealed that more than a third of tree species are facing extinction.

The world is wildly off track in tackling climate change, the UN says, as CO2 in the atmosphere accumulates faster than ever

The world is wildly off track in tackling climate change, the UN says, as CO2 in the atmosphere accumulates faster than ever

The government's advisers say faster action is needed but the UK has the tools to achieve this.

Climate change and sea ice loss leaves polar bears exposed to more diseases, research suggests.

Climate change and sea ice loss leaves polar bears exposed to more diseases, research suggests.

The bird protection charity described the deaths as a 'national disgrace'.

It was 200 times bigger than the one that wiped out the dinosaurs nearly three billion years later.

It was 200 times bigger than the one that wiped out the dinosaurs nearly three billion years later.

They were closed earlier this week after thousands of mysterious black tar-like balls washed ashore.

Colombia is hosting talks to assess global progress in protecting 30% of all land and water by 2030.

In Iceland scientists plan to drill down to magma to understand it and use it for energy production.

United Utilities failed to report 100 million litres of illegal discharges, analysis of its data shows.

The research could also be used to produce artificial skin for transplantation and prevent scarring.

The research could also be used to produce artificial skin for transplantation and prevent scarring.

The UK's burden of waste is disproportionately falling on deprived areas, where residents have spoken to the BBC.

Day trips to the Moon, living on Mars, space elevators... when it comes to the future of space exploration, some possibilities might be closer than we think!

Nearly half of waste is now burned for energy, but BBC analysis finds it is as dirty as coal.

Nearly half of waste is now burned for energy, but BBC analysis finds it is as dirty as coal.