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Europe 'takes too much of Earth resources'
Europeans are emitting too much carbon and using too much food and timber, a report says.
Jeff Bezos unveils Moon lander concept
Blue Origins claims that the lunar lander will be able to take humans to the Moon's south pole by 2024.
Climate change: How frogs could vanish from ponds
Climate change is having an impact on British wildlife, say scientists mapping a deadly frog disease.
Climate change: Scientists test radical ways to fix Earth's climate
Researchers plan for new centre to explore refreezing the poles, sucking out CO2 and ocean greening.
The elite soldiers protecting the Amazon rainforest
The Amazon is at risk from mining in French Guiana and it is the French Foreign Legion's job to protect it.
Autonomous boat makes oyster run
A shellfish consignment is carried across the busy North Sea by an Uncrewed Surface Vessel.
Climate change: Half world's biggest airlines don't offer carbon offsetting
Half the world's biggest airlines are not giving flyers the opportunity to offset the CO2 from their flights.
Southend burial site 'UK's answer to Tutankhamun'
An Anglo-Saxon royal whose tomb was found next to a road in 2003 may have finally been identified.
Climate change: England flood planners 'must prepare for worst'
At least £1bn a year needs to be spent on defences and some communities may have to move, a report warns.
Would you buy a home made from poo?
Dried sewage from Europe's largest treatment works in east London is being turned into house bricks.
How to reduce your carbon footprint when you fly
Aviation contributes to climate change, but there are ways to reduce your flight's impact on the planet.
Proposal to spend 25% of EU budget on climate change
Eight countries propose the strategy - but nations such as Germany oppose strengthening commitments.
Cambridge science history museum reopens after renovation
The Whipple Museum contains 10,000 scientific instruments with many dating from the 17th Century.
Festivals claim the description 'festival tent' implies they're single-use
Organisers of more than 60 festivals say calling them 'festival tents' just encourages people to leave them behind.
UK drones map Chernobyl's 'Red Forest'
British scientists undertake a new aerial survey of one of the most radioactive locations on Earth.
Pilot Dave Mackay on becoming the first Scot in space
In February Dave Mackay guided Virgin Galactic's space craft to almost 56 miles (90km) above earth.
US climate objections sink Arctic Council accord in Finland
There is no joint declaration by Arctic nations as the US criticises climate change wording.
Small tyrannosaur 'was cousin of T. rex'
A 92-million-year-old dinosaur provides evolutionary insights on the evolution of the tyrannosaurs.
How fireflies inspired energy-efficient lights
Studying fireflies helped scientists increase light extraction in LEDs by more than 50%
British bluebells 'have advantage over Spanish bluebells'
There had been fears the plant could go extinct, after a Spanish variety escaped into the wild.
Trophy hunting: Gove 'cautious' over ban on imports
The environment secretary said wildlife charities had advised him to "be cautious".
Scientists' hope of growing rare oat seeds 50 years on
Scientists are aiming to revive traditional varieties of oat which could stand up better to disease.
Dollywood mannequin recycling tackles throwaway society
About 10,000 dummies and body parts are piled up at the creepy recycling centre.
Ash dieback: Killer tree disease set to cost UK £15bn
The tree disease will cost taxpayers a third more than the foot-and-mouth outbreak in cattle in 2001.
Five things we've learned from nature crisis study
The UN's global assessment of nature has some hard hitting lessons for the world.
Nature crisis: Humans 'threaten 1m species with extinction'
A compelling UN assessment shows the full picture of humanity's devastating impact on biodiversity and nature.
What does a biodiversity emergency mean for humans?
Hundreds of thousands of different species of animals and plants are thought to be facing extinction.
Nature loss: Report to show scale of 'silent crisis'
The world's most comprehensive - and damning - report on the state of nature is to be published in Paris.
Nature's emergency: Where we are in five graphics
Water, air pollution and deforestation are pushing the natural world to the brink.
Why is the US so bad at recycling?
Recycling has become so expensive that some cities have suspended their programmes.
Nasa instrument heads to space station to map CO2
Nasa sends an instrument to the International Space Station to track carbon dioxide on Earth.
Connecting my bird box camera to the web
Lucy the blue tit is being live-streamed on YouTube after her bird box was connected to the web.
Leuser rainforest: Are palm oil farmers shooting orangutans?
Deforestation caused by palm oil cultivation is pushing orangutans closer to farmers who see them as pests.
Meet the scientists studying seal poo
Scientists in the Antarctic are monitoring seal poo to keep track of what's happening in the environment.
Extinction Rebellion told prison is not a 'yoga retreat'
The climate change group deletes advice saying "most prison officers are black and wish you no harm".
The teenagers saving Madagascar's forest
Warnings about the future of the country's wildlife has led young locals to learn new skills to farm sustainably.
Biodiversity heroes: The teenagers saving Madagascar's wildlife
This quiet, teen revolution could pave the way to Madagascar's sustainable future.
Could high-flying drones power your home one day?
How kites and drones could generate electricity to supplement conventional wind turbines.
Gravitational waves hunt now in overdrive
The LIGO-VIRGO instruments tasked with detecting gravitational waves triggered five times in April.
Climate change: UK 'can cut emissions to nearly zero' by 2050
It could be done at no added cost from previous estimates, and reduce GDP by just 1-2%, a report says.
UK Parliament declares climate change emergency
The Welsh and Scottish governments have also declared an emergency - along with dozens of towns and cities.
Denisovans: Primitive humans lived at high altitudes
Scientists find evidence an ancient human species called a Denisovan lived at high altitudes in Tibet.
Heathrow campaigners lose challenge against third runway
High Court judges rule in favour of the government's decision to approve airport expansion plans.
Scientists find cocaine in shrimps in Suffolk rivers
Researchers collected samples from rivers in Suffolk and found the drug when testing for chemicals.
Some common concerns about electric cars explained.
Four common concerns about electric cars explained.
Leuser rainforest: The elephant men of Bener Meriah
A group of locals are the only thing preventing human-elephant conflict in a deforested area of Indonesian rainforest.
Leuser rainforest: Baby orangutans rescued from Indonesia's pet trade
As Indonesian orangutans come into closer contact with humans, they are at increasing risk of capture.
Extinction Rebellion: Activists say meeting with Michael Gove 'disappointing'
Extinction Rebellion says the environment secretary refused declare a climate emergency.
Michael Gove 'shares high ideals' of climate protesters
The environment secretary agrees with some of Extinction Rebellion's demands, but says there are "open questions" about the timescale for action.
Signs of faster melting in world's largest ice shelf
Part of the world's largest ice shelf is melting 10 times faster than the rest, shedding light on how it might respond to climate change.
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