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Climate records tumbled "like dominoes" in 2023, with temperatures far above any recorded level.

An American spacecraft hoping to land on the lunar surface may become inoperable within hours.

Lampposts and mobile charging machines are being touted as the answer to charging electric cars.

Former minister Sir Alok Sharma says he will not vote for plans to guarantee annual oil and gas licensing rounds.

A wildlife cameraman's close encounter with a silverback as he filmed a process designed to save the species.

'Nature hero' Rosemary Parslow is still helping the wildlife of the Isles of Scilly in her late 80s.

Simon Wood says he nearly fell off his chair when the transatlantic visitor landed in his garden.

For the second year in a row, a man with vast experience of the oil industry will head COP negotiations.

Analysis shows that our ideas of the colours of the planets Neptune and Uranus have been wrong.

Thousands of acres of crops and productive farmland are under water thanks to Storm Henk's flooding.

About 70 graves thought to date to the 6th or 7th Century have been discovered in Wales.

The 10 warmest years in the UK have all occurred since 2003 according to provisional Met Office data.

The country has shifted more than a metre to the west following the earthquake this week.

After being shown off by Sir David Attenborough in his latest BBC show, the pliosaur fossil can now be seen at a Dorset museum.

Farmers in Switzerland want the predators to be reduced in number to protect livestock.

Overflows are only meant to spill sewage after heavy rain, but last year saw 1.75 million hours of discharges

With Chandrayaan-3, Aditya-L1 and Gaganyaan, India's space agency Isro has had a spectacular year.

UK households could put old toasters and hairdryers on the kerbside for pick-up under the proposals.

The paiche, one of the biggest freshwater fish, is a risk to native fish stocks in the Amazon.

Wood and glue is better for the environment than steel, says manufacturer, and could see taller turbines.

Climate change is upsetting the regular rhythm of the seasons, making plants and wildlife more susceptible to disease.

Local communities and indigenous groups can now set up partnerships to produce and sell renewable energy.

This year's heat and drought in the Amazon intensify worries that it is approaching a tipping point.

The majority of the Christmas tree plantations in Burgundy rely on the use of chemical treatments.

A scientific mission to the animals' tropical forest home in South East Asia led to the find.

The eruption, in south-west Iceland, led to half the sky being "lit up in red", an eyewitness says.

When it is very windy the grid cannot handle the extra power generated, says Carbon Tracker.

Research on a skeleton dug up during road works have shed light on the history of Roman Britain.

The Reykjanes eruption will not cause same travel disruption as 2010's Eyjafjallajokull volcano.

The 6.2 magnitude quake flattened mountain villages in one of the country's poorest regions.

Helicopter shots show the eruption on the island's coast after weeks of intense earthquake activity.

The peer says she was "honest" with the government over contracts for personal protective equipment.

SaxaVord Spaceport on the island of Unst has been given approval from the Civil Aviation Authority.

The three hostages were mistakenly killed in Gaza on Friday by Israeli troops.

Despite their high prevalence in many towns, experts warn that gull numbers are rapidly declining.

Alex Batty, who was missing for six years, has returned to the UK, Greater Manchester Police says.

Three hostages were mistakenly killed in Gaza on Friday by Israeli troops in an area of intense fighting.

The military said the three men were shot and killed by troops who were operating in northern Gaza.

Scientists are assessing how exposure to different kinds of air pollution impacts the brain.

You don't need a telescope to catch what has been dubbed one of the year's most reliable meteor showers.

Find out how the world's major economies are doing on cutting their emissions and what lies ahead.

US prosecutors say the pair sold birds that they shot on a reservation in Montana.

Scientists use a radar satellite to take a "tape measure" to the world's biggest block of ice.

Artificial intelligence helps people identify what animals they are looking at and aids conservation.

Climate reporter Esme Stallard breaks down the COP28 climate summit agreement - in less than a minute.

The deal agrees to 'transition away' from fossil fuels for the first time but falls short of phasing them out.

The latest climate change summit followed a year of weather extremes and broken temperature records.

Is the climate agreement enough to keep global temperatures in check?

The summit had appeared close to calling for a phase-out of fossil fuels but made last-minute changes.

Experts had expressed grave concerns for the 15m-long animal after it came dangerously close to shore.