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Experts say the unusual weather has triggered a 'false autumn' as trees struggle to cope with drought.

Uncrewed surface vessel Maxlimer surveys the underwater Hunga-Tonga seamount that erupted in January.

After becoming a tourist attraction in Oslo, a travelling walrus was killed. Was that right?

A drought is officially declared in south-west Wales after heatwave causes water levels to plummet.

Researchers say a genetic modification that boosts plant growth could help alleviate global food shortages.

Nasa astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann will travel to the International Space Station in September.

A cosmonaut was rushed back to the International Space Station on Wednesday, the US space agency says.

Our produce is likely to be smaller, odd-looking, or even leathery after the hot, dry weather.

A 500 million-year-old microscopic, spiny creature with a mouth but no anus had puzzled scientists.

Charity issues warning after water firms discharge untreated sewage to avoid potential flooding.

A report says around 16 football pitches of trees per minute were lost to wildfires in 2021.

The government is in a row with the EU over the UK's membership of the €100bn Horizon research programme.

Nations are trying to agree a treaty to protect the high seas after four decades of trying.

Heavy rain might seem ideal now for parched areas of the UK, but scientists warn it's a hazard.

Dry conditions in the UK and Europe are stress on facilities including nuclear, say experts.

What does drought mean and what are the implications for water, food, rivers and wildlife?

Why climate scientists are trying to fly through Arctic cyclones in a small aircraft.

The heatwave will make conditions on England's farms worse as experts warn of smaller harvests.

Most of the world's chalk streams are in southern and eastern England and are under particular strain.

Scientists hope that a scoring system will lead manufacturers to compete over sustainability.

The bill seeks to lower the cost of medicines, increase corporate taxes and reduce carbon emissions.

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.