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A 75-year woodland study shows a marked seasonal shift in the timing of egg-laying in spring.

The US-New Zealand Rocket Lab firm takes a big step forward in its quest to re-use launch vehicles.

The dazzlingly bright planets appear extremely close together in the dark sky this weekend.

A charity says people should leave their lawnmowers in the shed next month, to let wild flowers grow.

Wildfires in Russia drive major increase in tree cover losses in boreal forests last year.

The BBC gets an exclusive look at a new project to help students deal with rising climate anxiety.

Crocodiles and turtles are in a particularly dire situation, according to a global assessment of risks.

There is a “chronic under-appreciation” of the potential of the countryside, says a new report.

Switching to futuristic foods will reduce carbon emissions and save land and water, a study suggests.

An experiment to find out has just finished on the International Space Station.

Campaigners take to rivers across the UK in 12 protests against water companies dumping sewage.

Peasants occasionally hosted lavish meat feasts for their rulers, researchers say.

The BBC gets an exclusive look at the upgraded machine helping to overhaul our understanding of the Universe.

Simply designating an area as "for nature" does not mean it is beneficial for wildlife, researchers find.

The broadcaster is recognised for his devotion to telling stories about the natural world.

Combined pressures of global heating and farming can halve insect populations in some places - study.

The UK Fireball Alliance believes the space rock landed in Shropshire last week.

How it feels to treat your depression with a hallucinogenic drug.

Suggestions emissions could rise for another three years without dangerous warming are wrong, scientists say.

Scientists map coral reefs in the Caribbean to identify those most likely to survive climate change.

It's 85 miles wide, which is larger than the US state of Rhode Island. And it's coming this way.

"Staggering" findings from studying 16 mammals - including humans - sheds light on why we age.

Scientists say their analysis is "encouraging" but keeping under 1.5C this century looks unlikely.

Bushfires have killed many thousands of the marsupials, who are threatened with extinction.

Shane Cronin gets a close-up view of the underwater volcano that erupted spectacularly in January.

Cumbrian councillors are reviewing their support for a controversial coal mine near Whitehaven.

Ministers want to stop some councils in England charging for the disposal of materials.

Four men leave Earth on a commercial mission to spend eight days at the orbiting platform.

Researchers rejuvenate a 53-year-old woman's skin by decades, but clinical applications are a way off.

Scientists find a sub-atomic particle's mass is at odds with one a theory underpinning modern physics.

A report calls for a relaxation on requirements to speak English, and to expand seasonal worker visas.

Chemistry professor Prof David MacMillan has set up a foundation in his parents' honour.

Some farmers say studies suggest Paraquat could be a factor in the onset of Parkinson's Disease.

The UK government is putting water firms under pressure after 1,000 sewage spills a day in 2021.

The jars are thousands of years old and may have been used for ancient human burial practices.

They landed safely in Kazakhstan after leaving the International Space Station in a shared capsule.

Fast fashion could be a thing of the past under plans to make clothing worn in the EU more sustainable.

Wind turbines and solar panels produced 10% of global electricity in 2021 but coal also had a resurgence.

As the UK's climate warms, the temperature threshold in eight counties is raised by the Met Office.

Observers have slammed the 'snail's pace' of negotiations and are pressing for a step up of ambitions.

A company that produces Chernobyl’s ‘Atomik vodka’ releases new products, donating profits to Ukraine's refugees.

Ministers hope solar farms can vary the UK's energy mix - but they face increasing local opposition.

Could an experimental forest hold the answers to meeting the UK's big tree planting ambitions?

Record numbers of Britain's loudest bird - the bittern - are recorded in the latest RSPB survey.

Orchards are in big decline, with an area the size of the Isle of Wight lost since 1900, research finds.

The UN wants to ensure that everyone on the planet is covered by early warning systems by 2027.

The London-based satellite internet firm turns to its US rival to get its spacecraft into orbit.

UN Secretary General says climate goals are in danger if countries turn to coal because of Ukraine.

There's likely to be a new emphasis on technology to suck CO2 from the air in IPCC report on mitigation.

The decision to ditch standard Russian uniforms was interpreted as a show of solidarity for Ukraine.