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Indonesia's mangrove forests are being felled to make charcoal - locals say they have to make a living.

The Russian mission is racing against India to be the first country to land on the Moon's south pole.

Hundreds of key environmental science terms added to the British Sign Language dictionary.

How do you sign 'carbon footprint' in BSL?

Severe cold a million years ago forced our ancestors from the continent, but they adapted and returned.

Physicists believe that an unknown force could be acting on sub-atomic particles known as muons.

Virgin Galactic aims to fly an 80-year-old former Olympian, a mother and her daughter into space.

People have jumped into the sea to escape flames from wildfires being fuelled by hurricane winds.

A summit in Brazil sees the countries that share the Amazon basin agree only to a new alliance on the issue.

A passing hawk drops a serpent on Peggy Jones as she mows grass, leading to a three-way struggle.

It could result in customers receiving an average of 40 each, but there is no guarantee it will succeed.

Brazil's President Lula urges the nations who share the Amazon to resume cooperation.

Temperatures in excess of 40C are expected to hit much of the Iberian peninsula this week.

Flaming debris was seen blazing across the night sky in Melbourne on Monday evening.

Voyager 2 has restored its communication with Earth months earlier than expected.

The oceans are a vital regulator for the climate and our weather but are rapidly heating up.

Over the past decade, thousands have competed to kill some of the planet's biggest serpents in Florida.

The images captured by the James Webb telescope show the star in an unprecedented level of detail.

Juvenile killer whales in the Atlantic are learning a dangerous game by copying adults.

Wildlife experts call it a "rare find" but a museum says it may have been restored and sold in a shop.

Concern is mounting for workers across Texas unable to avoid the sun and scorching temperatures.

A signal sent in error left Voyager 2's antenna tilting the wrong way, severing contact with Earth.

Climate editor Justin Rowlatt on the challenge of how to warm the UK's homes - but not the planet.

Park Authority win battle against landowners to allow wild camping in Dartmoor without permission.

Will the European heatwave and wildfires spell the end of British holidays to hot places?

Rishi Sunak is facing calls from some Conservative MPs to rethink certain green policies.

Thousands of dead and sick seabirds are being washed up along the UK's coastline as avian flu spreads.

A man in the US has filmed three humpback whales breaching in almost perfect synchronisation off the coast of Massachusetts.

Weather forecasters wrongly accused of using misleading data to "drive fear".

UN chief says we are in an "era of global boiling" as July set to be world's warmest month on record.

Some undergraduates drop out of degrees after offers of roles by firms "desperate" for staff.

The historic royal tradition of "swan upping" reveals a sharp decline in swan young on the River Thames.

Last year's record-breaking heat, driven by climate change, gives a snapshot of the UK's future weather.

A new paper says its collapse could be imminent, but some experts argue science is not established.

Dragons' Den star Deborah Meaden says start-ups can help drive the green agenda.

Scientists say the heatwaves seen in Europe, the US and China in July are no longer unusual.

With no air con, a former prisoner describes lying in toilet water to survive brutal heat.

Banned for a century because of filthy water, bathing is to resume in parts of the river.

UK drivers are being told to prepare for an all-electric future, but there are bumps in the road ahead.

The climate activist was on trial for disobeying a police order to leave the protest in Malmo last month.

A series of records on temperature, ocean heat, and Antarctic sea ice are "unprecedented", some scientists say.

Vattenfall stops work on the Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farm over soaring costs.

Scientists release a record number of an endangered species into the wild to boost numbers.

Embraer says it will build electric aircraft with hopes they will take flight from 2026.

Research shows that house plants don't make much difference to air quality.

Astonishing aerial footage reveals sharks are closer to us than we think - and usually leave us alone.

A new Oxford University study pinpoints for the first time how high- and low-meat diets impact the planet.

Post-menopausal killer whales protect their adult sons from fights, research shows.

Former head of the UN climate science body told the BBC's Today programme he was very pessimistic.

Deaths of some of the cheetahs brought to India last year amid much fanfare have been making headlines.