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Rising temperatures are increasing the chances of multiple wildfires at the same time, researchers say.

Rising temperatures are increasing the chances of multiple wildfires at the same time, researchers say.

Meltwater is escaping from a basin that is dammed by a glacier - prompting fears of a deluge in state capital Juneau.

Recent moves by Beijing have got businesses worried - and Australia is looking to offer an alternative.

Scientists say the damage was caused by the "longest, largest and most intense" marine heatwave on record.

The Perseids are considered the best meteor shower of the year

His brother tells BBC News that he had lost hope he would ever be found.

The UK's seas have had their warmest first seven months of the year on average since records began.

The UK's seas have had their warmest first seven months of the year on average since records began.

Scientists who analysed fragments that crashed into a roof in Georgia, US, say it likely formed 4.56 billion years ago.

The commander of Apollo 13 famously rescued his men from near certain death in space.

Of the 24 Nasa astronauts who travelled to the Moon in the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s, just five remain.

The possible planet is just four-and-a-half light years away and may have moons that sustain life.

Experts have tracked the Southern Small White's expansion northwards through Europe over decades.

Cuts of $500 million to vaccines research have been announced by the US government.

Campaigners warn the move will not close all the recycling loopholes being exploited by criminals.

A former Oceangate employee says he told US authorities about safety concerns with the sub before it imploded.

A former Oceangate employee says he told US authorities about safety concerns with the sub before it imploded.

Reefs have been battered by cyclones and starfish that eat coral, but heat stress driven by climate change is the main cause of damage.

A study in Rwanda reveals the significance of a social connection between female mountain gorillas.

The reactor would provide power for humans on the Moon but there are questions about feasibility.

The world's nations are hoping to sign the first global plastic treaty to limit plastic pollution.

The world's nations are hoping to sign the first global plastic treaty to limit plastic pollution.

Researchers in Cuba and the UK are working together to reveal the biological secrets of the beautiful but endangered Polymita snail.

The eruption of a volcano in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula may be linked to a massive earthquake last week, experts say.

Switzerland spends almost $500m a year on protective structures. Is it worth it - or, as some suggest, should people move away from the mountain villages at risk?

The 8.8 magnitude quake sent tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the US west coast.

A Chinese-led research team captures pictures of life at depths of more than 9km in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

The woman, aged about 50, was buried in a Siberian ice cave and discovered millennia later.

The company behind the country's first orbital rocket called the launch a 'giant leap' despite crashing after only 14 seconds.

The earthquake was one of the strongest ever recorded, but its tsunami was not as bad as feared.

Prof Michele Dougherty is the first woman to be appointed to the influential post.

Flights are getting bumpier, thanks in part to climate change. But new studies are looking into innovative potential ways to turbulence-proof wings - using AI and owls

A new environmental licensing law has been criticised by environmentalists as Brazil prepares for COP30.

Experts warn the move will severely curb the federal government's ability to combat climate change.

Firefighters warn of a "difficult day" ahead, with temperatures are forecast to reach up to 44C (111.2F) on Sunday.

The government increases the maximum price it will guarantee wind farm developers for electricity.

The latest science of how animals communicate, with a live audience at the Hay Festival.

Testing programmes affected include those monitoring the impact of drought.

The decision from the world's highest court has been welcomed by developing nations at most risk from climate change.

A new system fills in missing words from ancient inscriptions carved on monuments and everyday objects.

Terror birds could be taller than a human and had powerful legs and hooked, flesh-ripping beaks.

Divers at one of Australia's world-famous reefs said their experience was "like swimming on a corpse".

Households will pay 1 a month towards the construction of the UK's second new nuclear power plant.

A major review of the water industry also suggests compulsory smart meters and scrapping the regulator Ofwat.

Companies can release raw sewage during bad weather, but it poses risks to human health and wildlife.

The wide-ranging review was launched amid growing public concern about sewage spills and rising bills.

Environment Secretary Steve Reed says the government is preparing a "water revolution" and that the water sector is broken.

The world's race to decarbonise has led to the rise of electric cars - and with it, soaring demand for lithium, which is required for the batteries

Last year had the highest number of pollution events by water companies ever recorded.