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Rishi Sunak pledges to more than double spending on government research and development by 2024.

Astronomers study an exotic planet where they suspect iron droplets fall through the atmosphere.

The Budget has simultaneously pleased and infuriated environmentalists.

Regulations hope to tackle products that are are bought, used briefly, then binned.

This breed of seal is facing extinction but conservationists in Finland are trying to save it.

Polish researchers find violet coloured native flowers are favoured by urban-dwelling bumblebees.

The "wonder plant" absorbs carbon dioxide faster than trees and supports wildlife, scientists say.

The UK cannot reach net zero before 2050 unless people stop flying and eating red meat, a report says.

The species was uncovered during a watercourse survey being carried out in north Highland.

For a year BBC Africa Eye has been investigating the million-dollar trade in trafficked rosewood.

Finnish satellite operator Iceye makes movies of activity on the ground through cloud and at night.

Scientists have new evidence to explain why sea turtles eat and become entangled in plastic so often.

Hedgehog numbers are declining in part because so many are killed while crossing our roads.

A Scottish researcher is mapping the glaciers which have shrunk by 30% in the last two decades.

A new 10-year strategy to halt extinction must protect the gene pools of all life on earth, say experts.

A 13-year-old Virginia student chooses a name for the robot that will search for life on the Red Planet.

The continent's winter months have seen average temperatures reach 3.4C above the long-term norm.

Trials of a vaccine for cattle will take place, while more badgers will also be vaccinated.

London-based Sen already has some cameras in orbit and now plans a dedicated satellite network.

Europe's flagship telescopes will cope with the effects of thousands of new satellites in the sky.

Report demands a clean industrial revolution - but without harming workers or the poor.

A study has called into question the measures to clamp down on the illegal wildlife trade.

Addressing MEPs in Brussels, the activist accused the EU of "pretending to be a climate leader".

Scientists quantify the role played by warming in the country's recent bushfires.

The government is consulting on making lower carbon E10 the new standard grade of fuel for vehicles.

Justin Rowlatt reports from Antarctica's Ross Sea, where rising temperatures could affect marine life.

Australian scientists develop satellite technology to help predict where bushfires might start.

The UK-led bid to break the world land speed record is under threat again - it needs to find £8m.

Last month was the wettest ever February in the UK, according to records that stretch back to 1862.

Evidence suggests improving housing is one of the most cost-effective ways to cut carbon emissions.

Researchers have discovered an unusual ultra-massive snowman-shaped star with an atmospheric composition never seen before.

The cheapest form of new power in the UK - onshore wind - is to make a comeback.

A new tiny computer injected into the body could help millions of people suffering from heart failure.

New weather data analysis says climate change has led to major increases in summer temperatures.

Scientists say the discovery near the top of Wales' highest mountain must prompt action.

Nasa says major decreases in nitrogen dioxide levels are "at least partly" linked to the outbreak.

ChopValue collects 350,000 used bamboo chopsticks from Vancouver restaurants every week.

The 2018 volcanic eruption put so much ice into the sky it set off a huge display of lightning.

The Swedish teen environmental campaigner rallies protesters ahead of a march through the city.

The teenage activist was welcomed by some 15,000 people at the event in Bristol.

Environmentalists could try to block new road plans if they fail to take climate targets into account.

The blast in the Ophiuchus galaxy cluster left a cavity 15 times bigger than our Milky Way galaxy.

The Swedish teenager started a climate change protest that grew into a global movement of millions.

It's a leap year which means there's an extra day in the calendar - 29 February 2020. But why do we need it?

Campaigners say plans for a third runway should be cancelled, but the airport says it will appeal.

The UK will endeavour to continue in an EU science programme after Brexit.

The hungry ducks could be sent to eat the insects that are devouring crops in Pakistan, experts say.

Investors are facing scrutiny like never before about what they're doing to tackle climate change.

A gallery of landscapes of UK chemical and biological weapon sites by photographer Dara McGrath.

Thousands of Indonesian coral farms had to close after an export ban, but a policy U-turn offers hope.