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The conditions for dry lightning, responsible for devastating California wildfires, have been identified.

The visibly malnourished all-white beluga has been stuck 70km north of Paris since at least Tuesday.

Macro photographer Geraint Radford says insects have a bad reputation, but they're "funny".

More people are swapping real lawns for fake but experts are worried about its environmental impact.

Parts of the reef see the most coral growth in 36 years - but it is highly vulnerable to threats.

Photographs from every continent except Antarctica show birds nesting or tangled in rubbish.

This may become more common as the number of rockets sent to space increases, an expert said.

From Antarctica to Tibet, long-lasting chemicals in rainwater are well above US safety guidelines.

BBC Sport examines the climate impact of the Premier League's globe-trotting pre-season tours.

The cost-of-living crisis has seen a rise in thefts of farm animals, vehicles and fuel, a report says.

New research says it could be "fatally foolish" not to think the unthinkable on climate change.

Parts of England saw the driest July on record with serious impacts on farmland and wildfire.

A new device will help reconstruct the formation of the Milky Way in unprecedented detail.

How the International Space Station is helping to tackle deforestation

China says most of the rocket fragments burnt during the re-entry over the Sulu Sea.

But environmentalists say the government must go much further to tackle the plastic problem.

The recent dry weather is causing problems for farmers in the East of England.

The American bullfrog and brown tree snake damage crops, cause power outages, and disrupt ecosystems.

Human-caused climate change made the high temperatures last week much more likely, say scientists.

Scientists say a strain of herpes arose during vast migrations of people 5,000 years ago.

The Met Office's annual look at our climate says higher temperatures are the new normal.

The scientist had a Eureka moment sparking his idea everything on Earth was interconnected.

Signs at Scottish beaches suggest feeding the seagulls can contribute to water pollution.

With the 'de-printer' specially coated sheets of paper can be used 10 times over.

Moscow says it now wants to build its own station, ending more than 20 years of cooperation with the US.

One of the researchers said he hoped the studies would correct the false theory that it came from a lab.

The French company is set to merge with the satellite firm pulled from bankruptcy by the UK government.

Fire chiefs in rural areas say lessons they learned in hot dry summers must be urgently applied in cities.

What started as attacks on women and children, now include the elderly and adult men, officials say.

Tiangong or Heavenly Palace is scheduled to be operational by the end of 2022.

Not everyone has the opportunity to roam the countryside. Meet the people trying to change that.

Tips about how to engage with people who think climate change is a "hoax".

The giant Lovell radio telescope at Jodrell Bank is transformed into a space-themed light and sound show.

As puffin breeding season draws to a close, Drew Buckley shares his photos of the birds.

Aerial footage shows the swarm of jellyfish in the waters of Haifa Bay during the annual migration.

Thirty years ago, a bold plan was hatched to persuade people that climate change was not a problem.

Nasa's new super telescope reveals 10 times more galaxies like our own Milky Way in the early Universe.

Teenagers say they want education that reflects how climate change will affect all parts of life.

Legal protection for beavers will be in place in England from October, the government says.

Light from the crashes is only visible for a couple of nights.

The mammals are coming from Namibia in a deal that has been in negotiations since 2020.

Activists argued that the strategy lacked details on how emissions will be cut

The Met Office estimates that the extreme heat we are seeing has been made ten times more likely because of climate change.

Some of the candidates have reservations about policies designed to de-carbonise the economy by 2050.

Extinctions are growing and 19 ecosystems are on the brink of collapse, a five-year survey warns.

The government's advisors on climate change warn that Britain's homes are not fit for hotter summers.

Photographs capture the biggest and brightest supermoon of the year lighting up England's skies.

Conservationists says two-fifths of British species are under threat.

The agency made the call after awarding water companies lower marks for pollution.

'Friends and family' lower long-term stress in orphaned elephants, study finds.