ENVIRONMENT

The Arctic Report Card 2016 shows that this year has set a slew of records in the Arctic.

The Marinoan glaciation lasted for millions of years and covered the Earth in ice from pole to pole.

Nasa's Earth science research is looking vulnerable, and the species it monitors are looking worse.

Ice ages have been linked to the Earth's wobbly orbit - but our activities may have delayed the next one considerably.

Geoengineering scientists say calcite could curb global warming without destroying the ozone layer.

If Antarctica melted entirely, the sea level would be about 58 metres higher than it is today.

Upward trend of methane concentrations in the atmosphere is bad news - but it also presents an opportunity.

Disaster triggered tsunami which killed nearly 15,000 and sparked a nuclear disaster on 11 March 2011.

A group of medical professionals have highlighted the risk to health posed by diesel engines.

The deadly earthquake hit three days ago, killing more than 100 people.

An underwater photo of sardine migration on the Wild Coast of South Africa has been selected from thousands of entries as the grand prize winner of the 2016 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest.

Final episode of series will focus on cities and how animals adapt to these artificial habitats.

John Wiens was asked about the president elect after publishing a study on imminent animal extinction.

Historically stable parts of the Tibetan plateau are now starting to collapse.

Red List on conservation status of giraffes notes that the decline in numbers in Africa went unnoticed.

In the Pleistocene period, small ice caps at the easternmost edges of the country were the only ones to survive.

Some animals were vulnerable to historic climate change, while other populations actually increased.

As sea ice is lost due to climate change, polar bears will have nowhere to hunt and live.

A strong undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia's Aceh province, killing at least 97 people and sparking a frantic search for survivors.

Authorities are investigating to find out whether the birds had died due to negligence.

It used as much energy as San Francisco last year – but is turning to wind and solar power.

No, it's not true. But there are plenty of unusual things happening at the poles at the moment.

Ice deep in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet records how quickly the continent warmed from 20,000 years ago.

The history of oceans and how they impact atmospheric climate is clearer thanks to the little quahog clam.

This may be one of the earliest examples of humans altering their natural environment.

A blizzard hit the North Dakota camp where thousands of protesters have gathered to block the construction of an oil pipeline.

The former US vice president met Ivanka Trump ahead of meeting her father to discuss climate change.

Previous reports suggested that Ivanka Trump wanted to make climate change one of her signature issues.

Activists worry the decision could be reversed once President-elect Donald Trump takes over from Barack Obama on 20 January 2017.