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The next US space agency robot to explore the Red Planet will carry a small helicopter with it.

Reaching Net Zero emissions will be a huge challenge, says UK's outgoing chief environment scientist.

The 60-day ban comes as a leading environmentalist warns "the worst of the fire is yet to come".

Marina Migunova spotted the islands in photos showing a shrinking Arctic glacier.

The teen climate change activist arrives in New York City after a 15-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean on a solar-powered boat.

The 16-year-old campaigner arrives in the US after a two-week journey across the Atlantic.

The successor to the famous Hubble Space Telescope reaches a key milestone in its construction.

Brazil's President Bolsonaro also reveals he has accepted help from Chile, after rejecting a G7 offer.

In the fractious climate debate, criticism of young activists has sometimes spiralled into abuse.

Fossil fuel burning is the big issue but continued forest cover loss will make climate targets harder to achieve, say scientists.

The Californian rocket company demonstrates its new methane-burning engine in Texas.

Plastic carrier bags were made illegal, so how has the government enforced the ban?

If you rule out everything made by fire, we would not be left with much of an economy at all.

The international wildlife regulator bans the capture and export of baby African elephants.

The body representing UK vets says pet food diets based on insects are a 'fantastic opportunity'.

President Bolsonaro demands an apology from his French counterpart for calling him a liar.

Insect-based foods may be better for pets than prime steak, according to the British Veterinary Association.

Engineers in Stevenage, UK, finish building a robot that will search for life on the Red Planet.

President Donald Trump reportedly suggested bombing hurricanes before they made landfall.

The mass of pumice, the size of Manhattan, is believed to come from an underwater volcano near Tonga.

Two sailors recall their encounter with a vast sea of floating volcanic rocks in the Pacific Ocean.

In the coming decade, billions could face a critical shortage of water. Here's what we can do about it.

An estimated 100 million sharks are killed every year, many for shark fin soup.

President Jair Bolsonaro orders soldiers to be sent to the region, after pressure from EU leaders.

Fires in the Amazon rainforest have prompted concern around the world.

The space agency is reportedly looking into an allegation against astronaut Anne McClain.

Sharks and rays pushed towards extinction by the shark fin trade are hot on the agenda at key wildlife talks.

How should you travel to reduce your carbon footprint?

Nancy Drew the tortoise has become famous around Tewkesbury, with people loving to stop and say hello.

It is hoped the unprecedented procedure will prevent the extinction of the northern white rhino.

Members of Brazil's Mura tribe vow to defend their land, as wildfires rage in the Amazon rainforest.

New technology has been developed to detect how happy the animals are.

Numbers of the world's tallest mammal have fallen in Africa by 40% in the past three decades.

Research during Ireland's abortion referendum highlights risks for social networks.

The WWF said it was "very unlikely" that pollution reduction targets would be met without new laws.

The robot, named Fedor, will perform daily tasks during its 10 days on the International Space Station.

Spectacular images from a new microscope spark a "revolution" in biology

A Hampshire lab tests tap water quality for 2.2 million people across the south east every day.

MPs say people will have to stop driving if the UK is to meet its Zero Carbon goals by 2050.

Fires in the Amazon have risen 84% amid growing deforestation, Brazil's space research agency says.

The first people to dive down to the Titanic in nearly 15 years say some parts of the wreck have been lost to the sea.

For the first time in 15 years divers have explored the Titanic wreck and say it is deteriorating.

Public urged to "recycle their tech" as rare, valuable materials in millions of old devices languish in UK homes.

Unwanted devices can contain elements that the world is running out of - so how can you help?

In a disused air raid shelter one company is growing crops, but what are the pros and cons of vertical farming?

Campaign groups in France are teaching people how to protest effectively, ahead of the G7 summit.

Ex-Farc rebels in Colombia, who spent decades fighting the government over land and power, have reinvented themselves as eco-warriors protecting the Amazon from illegal logging.

Previous research suggested 50 years of shale gas under the UK, but a new study says it could be less than 10.