ENVIRONMENT

Patricia Espinosa is encouraged by the 'transformation' of oil and gas companies in the US.

Oli Gamp Feb 25, 2017

The balloon carried instruments to measure solar flares, all of which seem to be unharmed by the landing.

Martha Henriques Feb 24, 2017

Larger marine animals are expected to starve first as the seas warm and food scarcity increases.

Martha Henriques Feb 24, 2017

War-torn South Sudan is first country in the world to declare famine since 2011.

Ludovica Iaccino Feb 23, 2017

Results have been questioned for using out-of-date data.

Martha Henriques Feb 22, 2017

Garnets took in radioactive impurities when an earthquake shattered them, allowing geologists to put a date on the event.

Martha Henriques Feb 22, 2017

The length of Ice Ages went through a shift in the last few million years, but a simple rule predicts when they will end.

Martha Henriques Feb 22, 2017

Almost 50,000 samples of seeds sent to Svalbard Global Seed Vault to ensure global food security.

Hannah Osborne Feb 22, 2017

Discovery of Iodine-131 in countries from Norway to Spain spark theories of secret Russian nuclear test

James Tennent Feb 22, 2017

It's thought a great white shark is the only creature big enough to take such a large bite out of another sizeable shark.

Martha Henriques Feb 21, 2017

One typhoon won't power Japan for 50 years, but a single wind turbine can provide up to 10kW.

Hannah Osborne Feb 21, 2017

Forest elephant populations have crashed by 80% in one of Central Africa's most important nature reserves.

Martha Henriques Feb 20, 2017

Coastal regions are most vulnerable to atmospheric rivers, and climate change could make them more dangerous.

Martha Henriques Feb 20, 2017

The Middle Eastern nation has been gripped by floods, dust storms and avalanches.

Romil Patel Feb 20, 2017

Radiation levels inside some reactors can kill humans within seconds.

Agamoni Ghosh Feb 20, 2017

Uncover why crustaceans are named after David Hasselhoff in seven-part series airing on BBC One later in year.

Lydia Smith Feb 20, 2017

Mosaic expedition will investigate how rapid warming is altering the polar vortex.

Agamoni Ghosh Feb 20, 2017

Highest polluting vehicles will be charged £21.50 to come into London

Oli Gamp Feb 19, 2017

The storm is the strongest to hit the state in six years.

Jasmine Andersson Feb 18, 2017

New Zealand is the major habitable administrative set up under Zealandia.

Agamoni Ghosh Feb 18, 2017

Crop-eating pest has spread to several countries including South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Zambia.

Ludovica Iaccino Feb 17, 2017

The '8th continent' is 5m km2 in size but only just visible above sea level.

Martha Henriques Feb 17, 2017

The Great Nurdle Hunt found that almost three quarters of the British shoreline is blighted by plastic.

Shane Croucher Feb 17, 2017

Satellite data shows appearance of huge crack in the ice shelf that led to the closure of the Halley VI research station.

Hannah Osborne Feb 17, 2017

Lopez's appointment up for review on 1 March, according to the Commission on Appointments.

Rachel Middleton Feb 17, 2017

The president persistently critical of environmental regulations aimed at restraining fossil fuel industries.

James Tennent Feb 17, 2017

Regardless of the Trump administration's stance, global institutional and private sector forces will continue to drive carbon emissions reduction efforts.

Gaurav Sharma Feb 16, 2017

Cyclone Dineo downgraded to tropical depression and it is referred to as ex-Dineo.

Ludovica Iaccino Feb 16, 2017

Climate change is thought to be the main driver for the steady loss of oxygen from the seas.

Martha Henriques Feb 16, 2017