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Leading medical experts call for action ahead of a major climate conference next month.

A scientist says his recordings of 53 marine species changes what we know about the evolution of sounds.

They name one of the new species "resistencia" (resistance) in honour of killed environmentalists.

Campaigners say the popular single-use vapes are an environmental nightmare.

Uganda insists on exploiting its fossil-fuel riches, despite Europe's environmental concerns.

John Kerry tells the BBC he hopes the King reconsiders his decision not to go to the UN climate summit in Egypt.

The wildlife authority describes this as a landmark punishment in the protection of rare species.

The bison is the first to be born wild in the UK for thousands of years.

A huge marine reserve in the Pacific Ocean has benefits for both fish and fishers, scientists say.

Our climate editor checks out the world's largest floating wind farm off the coast of Scotland.

Images of nights skies show power supplies disappearing in Ethiopia as a humanitarian crisis bites.

One of the most famous scenes in the cosmos is viewed by the new, Nasa-led super space observatory.

"Little progress" has been made in protecting nature despite a government commitment, concludes a new report

The regulator said two of the bank's posters “omitted material information and were therefore misleading".

Elephant ivory that's supposed to be under lock and key has turned up in recent seizures, say scientists.

Bird keepers in England, Scotland and Wales must implement biosecurity measures, the government says

An Iraqi minister tells the BBC that air pollution from oil fields is a major health problem.

A British businessman believes it could suck a billion tonnes of carbon out of the atmosphere annually.

Eels are tracked to the Sargasso Sea on an epic migration, helping in their conservation.

Half of the UK’s oldest weather stations set new records in the July heatwave.

Billions of phones will be hoarded in drawers and cupboards or thrown away rather than recycled, studies suggest.

Australian and UK researchers grow brain cells in a lab that have learned to play a 1970s video game.

The National Trust, RSPB and Wildlife Trusts say all options are on the table amid a rural revolt.

Government must lead on home insulation and diet, the environment and climate change committee says.

The extraordinary moment a manic scrum of male bees envelops a single female to try to mate with her.

Scientists brought endangered species back from the brink by simply building more ponds.

A new generation of orchards born during lockdown is keeping old traditions alive.

Nets used to be brought to shore and left in landfill or discarded in the ocean - putting seals at risk.

Forest fires ignited by Russian shelling have devastated Ukraine's Drevlyansky reserve.

Birds in Norfolk, Suffolk and parts of Essex cannot be outside from Wednesday, amid the UK's largest outbreak.

Campaigners meeting ahead of the summit say it must deal with the long-running issue of 'loss and damage'.

UN member states pledge to decarbonise air travel, but green groups say the deal is weak and non-binding.

A quarter of our clothes haven't been worn for a year but we are keeping garments for longer.

More than 100 licences are expected to be granted for new fossil fuel exploration in the North Sea.

Conservationists say they expected this year's warm summer to be a much better one for butterflies.

Heat energy is being captured from people dancing to help a Glasgow venue reduce its carbon emissions.

New licences for North Sea oil and gas are incompatible with reaching net zero by 2050, a report says.

X-ray scans of a tiny reptile fossil reveal the pterodactyls' forebears scampered around on two legs.

It is the first war where commercial space capabilities have played a significant role, a US general says.

Marine Colonel Nicole Mann tells the BBC she hopes her achievement will inspire future generations.

Their work on linking molecules like in living cells can be used in cancer treatment drugs.

A telescope in Chile captures an image of a comet-like plume of debris behind the giant rock.

Could the solution to plastic pollution be found inside the mouths of tiny wax worms?

Climate activists say Egypt should reverse its decision because of Coca-Cola's plastic pollution.

Alok Sharma says the King has been a champion of the environment and other countries want him to attend COP27.

The call followed news that King Charles will not attend COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh in November.

This year's physics award recognises research into a strange phenomenon in sub-atomic particles.

West Burton A will be the site of the prototype fusion energy power plant, the government announces.

Sweden's Svante Paabo wins the prize for discoveries on humanity's extinct relatives.

The largest outbreak of avian influenza on record saw 48m birds culled in the UK and EU in the past year.