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Laser labs sense gravitational waves from a black hole collision at least five billion light-years away.

Naturalist Sir David Attenborough says climate change is humanity's greatest threat in thousands of years.

President Trump's actions are restricting global efforts to cut carbon, a study suggests.

Almost 80% of Poland's electricity is generated by coal. Patryk Bialas says it's time that changed.

Chile has banned stores from handing out free plastic bags to shoppers and it is a headache for some.

The squirrel, named Horatio, was acting "really confused" when found by the side of the road.

Sam Gyimah says the row over the EU's Galileo system shows how the UK will be "hammered" in any deal.

The UK's herbaria are great scientific collections that must be safeguarded for the future, say scientists.

A technique used to study earthquakes have been adapted to track elephants in the wild.

Scientists in Wales are looking at how slag heaps can be used to remove CO2 from the air in the fight against climate change.

Illness, warmer waters and the fact that pilot whales travel in sociable groups could all play a role.

Two climate-conscious Swedish mums have launched a campaign urging people not to fly in 2019.

Thousands skip school to urge action on climate change, despite criticism from PM Scott Morrison.

The mass stranding on Chatham Island means more than 200 whales have died off NZ in the past week.

A Honduran court finds seven men guilty of killing renowned environmental campaigner Berta Cáceres.

The United Nations biodiversity chief on why extinction is a "silent killer" and deserves more attention.

UK researchers develop an early warning system to prevent crops in Africa being devastated.

Misimi Isimi is an 11-year-old environmentalist on a mission to clean up Lagos.

The BBC's Vineet Khare visited the controversial Carmichael project by Indian energy giant Adani.

Is it remotely feasible to remove 12 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide from the air?

Twenty of the warmest years on record have been in the past 22 years, say the World Meteorological Organization.

UN chief Antonio Guterres warns the rise of nationalism is hurting efforts to tackle global warming.

Why one of Europe's last great beech forests is facing the chop.

The European Union says it wants to become the first major economy to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

England's largest grey seal colony, in Norfolk, could see record numbers this pupping season.

Why gases produced by livestock, along with the carbon footprint of many of the foods we eat, are a major factor in global warming.

Ministers give a timeline for the UK's first carbon capture and storage project, as research funding is announced.

Global efforts to tackle climate are off track says the UN, as it sees a rise in CO2 after years of decline.

A giant rhino that may have been the origin of the unicorn myth survived until about 35,000 years ago.

The World Meteorological Organization says there's a 75-80% chance of the weather phenomenon forming by next February.

The US space agency's robot is the first mission aiming to study the Red Planet's deep interior.

The probe has already taken its first picture from the surface of the red planet.

Government scientists warn that unchecked global warming will wreak havoc on the US economy.

The touchdown confirmation came through shortly after 19:50 GMT.

The list of suggested scientists who might appear on the new £50 note includes Stephen Hawking and Ada Lovelace.

Summers as hot as 2018 could be the new normal for the UK by 2050, according to a Met Office study.

Strong winds and a towering ‘sand wall’ of almost 100 metres hit the city of Zhangye.

As Nasa prepares to land on Mars, Victoria Gill has been to the centre of operations and found out about an unusual tradition.

The InSight mission is about to make the hair-raising descent to the surface of the Red Planet.

It's not clear why the two pods washed up on the Stewart Island but officials say they couldn't be saved.

A new exhibition highlights the work of the 2018 Nature’s Best Photography award winners.

Tossing the carcasses of dead salmon on to a river bank over two decades has boosted tree growth, a study finds.

Nasa's latest probe is carrying super-sensitive UK seismometers to the Red Planet.

Nasa's Mars InSight lander is due to arrive on the Red Planet's surface on Monday night. It will study the planet's interior so we can learn more about how it formed.

Climate change could cost the US hundreds of billions of dollars and damage health, a major report warns.

The rate of deforestation has risen 13.7% in a year, amid concern about the new president's policies.

ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst captures the launch of the Russian Progress MS-10 cargo spacecraft.

Self-styled 'Resource Goddess' Cat Fletcher is paid to comb abandoned office buildings for items that can be re-used rather than discarded.