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Climate change: Trump coal event overshadowed at COP24
White House efforts to promote fossil fuels are set to be upstaged by investors moving away from coal.
Mission to put millions of hidden fossils online
Museums including Washington’s Smithsonian have set out to digitally record specimens in their collection.
'Digital museum' brings millions of fossils out of the dark
A global effort to digitally record millions of fossils is set to transform the study of evolution.
Climate change: Why are governments taking so long to take action?
Leading climate scientists say progress is way off track, so what needs to happen to speed things up?
Climate change: COP24 fails to adopt key scientific report
A major climate conference in Poland has failed to adopt a key report after a dispute over a form of words.
Chang'e-4: China mission launches to far side of Moon
It is the first attempt to land robotic craft on the side of the Moon which never faces Earth.
Nasa's InSight probe listens to Martian winds
Two instruments on the recently landed InSight probe capture the noise made by the planet's wind.
Bloodhound supersonic car project axed
The driver of the 1,000mph supersonic vehicle says the car is available for the cost of a Ferrari.
Trump's environmental rollback rolls on
The administration plans to open protected lands for drilling and lift curbs on carbon emissions.
Falcon 9 rocket guides itself to sea
The rocket had a hydraulic problem on its way back to Earth.
Climate change: Warming made UK heatwave 30 times more likely
Rising global temperatures have massively boosted the chances of summer heatwaves in the UK, says a study.
Fossil preserves 'sea monster' blubber and skin
Scientists identify fossilised blubber from an ancient marine reptile that lived 180 million years ago.
Cars and coal help drive 'strong' CO2 rise in 2018
CO2 emissions hit an all time high, rising nearly 3% in 2018 thanks to coal and a booming global market for cars.
Game-on for UK's Team Tao in ocean XPRIZE final
A UK-based team arrives in Greece for the grand final of a contest to find innovative solutions for seafloor mapping.
Ash dieback: ash woodlands 'may flourish once again'
Scientists say there is hope that some ash trees can survive in the future, despite ash dieback.
Rats and pigeons 'replace iconic species'
"Iconic" animals such as tigers are being replaced by "cosmopolitan" species found everywhere - researchers.
Saving the last West African giraffes in Niger
The highly threatened subspecies has been brought back to a reserve in Niger after a 50-year absence.
Albert Einstein's 'God letter' sells for $2.9m
The 1954 letter about religion smashed its predicted price at an auction in New York.
What is that bright object next to the moon?
A spectacular sight lights up the sky as Venus and the moon rise together
Research worms 'too old' to go to space station
A launch is delayed due to mouldy food bars, meaning the worms could be a day too old for research.
West Mersea mammoth tusk 'dates back 12,000 years'
It was discovered off the Essex coast after an unusually low tide exposed it for about half an hour.
World's strangest sharks and rays 'on brink of extinction'
A shark that uses its tail to stun prey and a ray half the length of a bus are on the list of 50 species.
A journey underground into one of Poland's working mines
As Poland hosts COP24 in nearby Katowice, David Shukman journeys into the depths of a working mine.
House in a lab
Scientists have rebuilt a terraced house inside a laboratory to help make UK homes energy-efficient.
Bacton Gas Terminal to be protected by sandscaping plan
A nationally important terminal on the Norfolk coast is to be protected by a new "sandscape".
Soyuz rocket: First crewed launch since failure docks at ISS
Russia's space agency confirmed the docking - the first crewed launch since October's failure.
Osiris-Rex: Nasa probe arrives at Asteroid Bennu
Nasa's Osiris-Rex spacecraft moves alongside the 500m-wide rock from which it hopes to grab a sample.
Gravitational waves: Monster black hole merger detected
Laser labs sense gravitational waves from a black hole collision at least five billion light-years away.
Sir David Attenborough: Climate change 'our greatest threat'
Naturalist Sir David Attenborough says climate change is humanity's greatest threat in thousands of years.
Climate change: 'Trump effect' threatens Paris pact
President Trump's actions are restricting global efforts to cut carbon, a study suggests.
The country where being a climate activist is a lonely job
Almost 80% of Poland's electricity is generated by coal. Patryk Bialas says it's time that changed.
Is Chile's plastic bag ban a rubbish idea?
Chile has banned stores from handing out free plastic bags to shoppers and it is a headache for some.
Woman takes in grey squirrel found injured in Somerset
The squirrel, named Horatio, was acting "really confused" when found by the side of the road.
Climate change: Where we are in seven charts and what you can do to help
As representatives gather in Poland for talks on climate change, we look at how hot the world has got and what can we can all do to tackle global warming.
Brexit: Sam Gyimah resigns over Theresa May's 'naive' deal
Sam Gyimah says the row over the EU's Galileo system shows how the UK will be "hammered" in any deal.
Nation's botanical treasure troves 'under huge threat'
The UK's herbaria are great scientific collections that must be safeguarded for the future, say scientists.
TEDWomen: Vibrations offer new way to track elephants
A technique used to study earthquakes have been adapted to track elephants in the wild.
Climate change: How slag can remove CO2 from the air
Scientists in Wales are looking at how slag heaps can be used to remove CO2 from the air in the fight against climate change.
New Zealand beached whales: Why are so many getting stranded?
Illness, warmer waters and the fact that pilot whales travel in sociable groups could all play a role.
The two Swedish mums who want people to give up flying for a year
Two climate-conscious Swedish mums have launched a campaign urging people not to fly in 2019.
Australian students in mass climate protest
Thousands skip school to urge action on climate change, despite criticism from PM Scott Morrison.
Whales stranded in New Zealand: Another 50 pilot whales die
The mass stranding on Chatham Island means more than 200 whales have died off NZ in the past week.
Berta Cáceres: Seven convicted of murdering anti-dam activist
A Honduran court finds seven men guilty of killing renowned environmental campaigner Berta Cáceres.
Extinction crisis: Five things you should know
The United Nations biodiversity chief on why extinction is a "silent killer" and deserves more attention.
Satellites warn African farmers of pest infestations
UK researchers develop an early warning system to prevent crops in Africa being devastated.
'Miss Environment': The 11-year-old girl 'saving Lagos'
Misimi Isimi is an 11-year-old environmentalist on a mission to clean up Lagos.
Carmichael project: Visiting Australia's controversial Adani mine
The BBC's Vineet Khare visited the controversial Carmichael project by Indian energy giant Adani.
Climate change: Can 12 billion tonnes of carbon be sucked from the air?
Is it remotely feasible to remove 12 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide from the air?
Climate change: Last four years are 'world's hottest'
Twenty of the warmest years on record have been in the past 22 years, say the World Meteorological Organization.
Climate change: 'It is a global issue we are all failing'
UN chief Antonio Guterres warns the rise of nationalism is hurting efforts to tackle global warming.
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