Climate change: Airlines miss all but one target – report

Campaigners say the aviation industry cannot be relied on to tackle their role in climate change. …

Climate change: 'Fifty-fifty chance' of breaching 1.5C warming limit

Scientists say there’s now a strong chance that the world will warm by more than 1.5C…

Boy, six, finds giant megalodon shark tooth on Bawdsey beach

The tooth of the world’s largest-ever shark could be up to 20 million years old, an…

New Mexico wildfire: Huge blaze could worsen this weekend

Strong winds expected to stoke the fire, which has already torn through an area larger than…

Mine e-waste, not the Earth, say scientists

Scientists call for electronic waste to be mined for precious metals as supplies of new materials…

The return of California's butterflies

Efforts to protect these beautiful insects include driving electric tractors and hand-rearing them in a lab. …

Extreme weather: What is it and how is it connected to climate change?

Heatwaves, wildfires, floods and droughts highlight how extreme weather is linked to climate change. …

Vaquita: World's most endangered sea mammal 'not doomed'

Only 10 of the small silver porpoises are left on the planet, but genetic studies offer…

Climate change: Spring egg-laying shifts by three weeks

The 75-year woodland study has measured a marked seasonal shift in the timing of egg-laying in…

Rocket Lab: Helicopter catches returning booster over the Pacific

The US-New Zealand Rocket Lab firm takes a big step forward in its quest to re-use…