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Diving to save Indonesia's coral reefs from plastic
Tenia Lestari leads a network of volunteer divers who clear rubbish from the coral reefs and recycle what they find.
Climate change: China coal surge threatens Paris targets
China is adding coal power equivalent to the EU's entire generating capacity.
Musicians 'have to be proactive' on climate change
Emma Banks puts on tours for some of the world's biggest musicians - but says they need to change.
Koala rescued from fire in Australia
Bushfires are spreading across Australia's east coast, ravaging the marsupial's main habitat.
Supernova 1987A: 'Blob' hides long-sought remnant from star blast
A three-decades-long search may finally have located the hot object left behind by a famous supernova.
New hope for one of world's most endangered reptiles
The discovery of baby crocodiles in a river in Nepal is raising hopes for the future of the gharial.
Australia fires: Sydney blanketed by smoke from NSW bushfires
People in Sydney woke up to a city shrouded in smoke on Tuesday, as bushfires rage across the region
Attenborough: People have shown they care about plastic pollution
Sir David Attenborough says people's response to plastic pollution has been encouraging
Attenborough: World 'changing habits' on plastic
"I think we're all shifting our behaviour," the BBC broadcaster says as he wins a prestigious award.
Geologist blasts society's links with oil firms
A leading London scientist quits the Geological Society over its ties with fossil fuel companies.
Renewable energy: Rise in global wind speed to boost green power
Rising winds could increase energy production from turbines by a third over the next decade.
New hope for trees affected by ash dieback
A study identifies the genetics in ash trees that confers resistance to a deadly disease.
Brazil's Amazon deforestation highest since 2008, space agency says
The rainforest loses 9,762 sq km in 12 months, an increase of nearly 30%, Brazil's space agency says.
Climate defenders: The woman helping coal miners to save the planet
Sharan Burrow wants to find alternative livelihoods for coal miners and therefore help protect our climate.
Analysis: Large-scale tree planting 'no easy task'
Trees are the latest green battleground in the election campaign, writes BBC Science editor David Shukman.
Bloodhound land speed racer blasts to 628mph
The British jet-powered car goes faster still during trials on a dried-out lakebed in South Africa.
General election 2019: Lib Dems pledge £100bn climate fund over five years
Plan to "decarbonise capitalism" would be funded by extra borrowing and tax changes, party says.
Sentinel for sea-level rise enters testing
The satellite that will maintain the "gold standard" measurement of ocean height is nearly complete.
'Alarm' over winter flood prospects in England
The Environment Agency is worried about further flooding this winter after near-record rainfall.
Leaf blowers fatal to declining insects, Germans warned
The government says leaf blowers are "fatal to insects", which are in dramatic decline in Germany.
Climate change: Warming signal links global floods and fires
Scientists say rising temperatures are having a big influence on the scale and frequency of extreme weather events.
Bloodhound car goes faster still - to 562mph
After some frustrating technical glitches, the land speed racer is upping its pace again.
Thousands of homes to be built in flood zones
Almost 10,000 new homes could be built on some of the most flood-prone areas of England.
Climate Change: How did a hacking scandal impact climate science?
What happened after a data hack suggested that climate change caused by humans is a hoax?
Black Friday: Brands opt out for environment reasons
More than 300 fashion brands pledge to not participate in Black Friday because it's not good for the planet.
Nasa probes oxygen mystery on Mars
The oxygen in Martian air is changing in a way that can't currently be explained by known chemical processes.
Western plastics 'poisoning Indonesian food chain'
Chicken eggs were found to contain 70 times the level allowed under European safety standards.
Could 'invisible barcodes' revolutionise recycling?
A pilot is in progress to see if invisible barcodes on packaging can improve recycling rates.
Bloodhound car returns to the track for brake testing
The British supersonic vehicle trials its airbrake system after a weekend in the repair shop.
Secrets of the largest ape that ever lived
The fossilised tooth of a mysterious extinct ape is shedding new light on the evolution of great apes.
Ebola vaccine approved as second jab trialled
A second Ebola vaccine is to be offered to thousands of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Hayabusa-2: Japan spacecraft leaves asteroid to head home
Hayabusa-2 will return with samples of the asteroid after its yearlong journey back to Earth.
Venice floods: Climate change behind highest tide in 50 years, says mayor
A state of disaster is declared as the Italian city is hit with a high tide of more than 1.87m.
Could digging up the ocean floor help save the planet?
The seabed is rich in metals, but what damage could mining it cause?
Electric car future may depend on deep sea mining
Demand is soaring for the metal cobalt, an essential ingredient in batteries and abundant on the seabed.
Greta Thunberg to sail to Spain climate summit with YouTubers
The 16-year-old climate activist will sail from the US to Madrid for the COP25 summit.
Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2019: The winning image
The winner of this year's competition has been crowned, and it looks a little painful.
Philippines: The boy diving for plastic
Ranniel dives into one of Manila's most polluted rivers for less than two dollars a day.
England floods: What is making them worse?
Why has the huge amount of rainfall that hit South Yorkshire had such a large impact on people and property?
Where plastic outnumbers fish by seven to one
Plastic is building up in the areas of the ocean where fish feed and grow, according to research.
Fracking: Have the Conservatives left open the back door?
The Conservatives are accused of harbouring ambitions to revive fracking after the general election.
Is China gaining an edge in artificial intelligence?
The US-China over artificial intelligence is heating up, but some warn the US could be over-reacting.
Climate change: Bigger hurricanes are now more damaging
The most damaging tropical cyclones are three times more frequent now than they were 100 years ago.
Ice loss causing Arctic to reflect less heat
A loss of snow and ice cover are the main reasons for the reduction of the Arctic's albedo effect, not soot as had been previously thought.
Bird of the Year: Rare anti-social penguin wins New Zealand poll
The rare hoiho becomes the first penguin to take the title, after two weeks of "memes and trash-talk".
Planet Mercury passes across the face of the Sun
Astronomers are observing a rare event, a transit of the planet Mercury.
Bloodhound diary: Racing at over 500mph
Land speed record holder Andy Green finally gets to drive the Bloodhound car across the Kalahari.
Climate change: British Airways reviews 'fuel-tankering' over climate concerns
A British Airways insider has revealed airlines deliberately fill planes with extra fuel to cut costs.
Climate change: Speed limits for ships can have 'massive' benefits
Cutting the speed of ships by 20% can benefit health, protect whales and limit warming, say campaigners.
Durwood Zaelke: How your air conditioning could help to save the planet
The man behind a key amendment to a major climate treaty thinks that he has a way to cool the Earth.
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