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Top experts in how diseases spread are calling for massive improvements to the air in buildings.

In a speech ahead of the COP26 event, Alok Sharma will say the coal business is "going up in smoke".

The benefits of hydrogen-powered heating have been overplayed, say environmentalists.

An actress and director will blast off in October - but Tom Cruise also plans to visit the ISS.

A total of 1,300 oysters have been suspended in the water as part of a restoration project.

"Frequent releases" of sewage create microplastic hotspots in UK rivers.

The initial decision made by Tesla in March to accept Bitcoin caused an outcry from environmentalists.

The EPA says for the first time that climate change is being driven at least in part by humans.

The vaquita marina in Mexico is threatened by a clash of interests between fishing and conservation.

At 170m long, "Florence" is the largest ever tunnelling machine to be used on a UK rail project.

A wide-ranging plan to improve welfare also enshrines in law that animals can experience emotions.

Many internationally funded conservation schemes are underfunded and ineffective, researchers conclude.

All creatures great and small will be protected in the new proposals, according to the Queen's Speech.

Conservation groups say naturally restored forests can help in the fight against climate change.

Powerful magnets are bringing abundant, pollution-free electricity a step closer.

Scientists believe the dust sample may provide clues on the formation of the Solar System.

The broadcaster calls on nations to act in agreement as he is appointed People's Advocate at COP26.

Most of the Chinese Long March-5b rocket reportedly disintegrated as it re-entered the atmosphere.

Tracking radars are following closely the gradual fall to Earth of a large Chinese rocket vehicle.

The first batch of a spirit made with ingredients grown in the Chernobyl exclusion zone is seized.

There are signs infections have slowed in some regions - but is India past the worst?

The country is responsible for 27% of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report.

The rocket carried parts of a new space station and now no one knows where and when it will fall.

One of the UK's rarest fish is set to benefit from a conservation project to unlock the River Severn.

Post-pandemic shifts in travel habits could undermine the logic behind many infrastructure projects.

Reducing methane emissions needs to play a much more important role in tackling global warming.

Some 420 million wild animals have been traded in 226 nations over two decades, new data suggests.

A young child buried in a cave 78,000 years ago is the earliest known funeral in Africa.

Christie's predicts the bottle of Pétrus 2000 that orbited the earth could sell for $1m (£720,000).

A study suggests members may have come from southern European coasts, Iberia, and North Africa.

Around 40,000 sq m of coral reef has been restored in Indonesia with plans to extend the scheme further.

Almost 40 UK companies say proposed laws could accelerate deforestation in the Amazon region.

The peregrines distract and dive-bomb the kite to protect their chicks in their cathedral nest.

Recent climate change pledges bring the world a fraction closer to Paris goals, analysis suggests.

The phasing out of single-use plastics gathers pace with big companies adopting alternatives.

Hereiti, 17, lives on Rarotonga, the largest of the Cook Islands in the South Pacific Ocean.

Young activists are breathing new life into the long-running debate over how to cut carbon fairly.

This was the first night-time landing for Nasa astronauts since Apollo 8's return 53 years ago.

Victoria Falls is one of the natural wonders of the world, yet in 2019, it fell silent.

How a study designated the rare, odd-looking frogmouth the most instagrammable of avian species.

Owners of wood burners and open fires will need to burn cleaner alternatives as new rules come into force.

The Ocean Cleanup suggests plastic pollution comes from more rivers in the world than previously thought.

Nasa is so pleased with the success of the Ingenuity helicopter, it is extending its mission.

It's a major step in China's ambitions to rival the United States and Russia in space exploration.

Scientists said the microscopic fossil was "exceptionally" preserved in ancient rock in Torridon.

The Awa, who have been called "the most threatened tribe on earth", face fresh challenges in Brazil.

Michael Collins stayed in orbit as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon in 1969.

A prototype deep sea mining machine is lying stranded on the floor of the Pacific Ocean.

In the next 10 years millions of old electric car batteries will need to be recycled or discarded.

We take a look at why these unusual clots happen and when they occur.