Venus and Jupiter Conjunction: Planets to almost touch in night sky

The dazzlingly bright planets will appear extremely close together in the dark sky on Saturday. …

Gardeners urged to let lawns go wild to boost nature

A charity says people should leave their lawnmowers in the shed next month, to let wild…

Climate change: Record tree losses in 2021 in northern regions

Wildfires in Russia drive major increase in tree cover losses in boreal forests last year. …

Climate change: Don't let doom win, project tells worriers

The BBC gets an exclusive look at a new project to help students deal with rising…

One in five reptiles is threatened with extinction

Crocodiles and turtles are in a particularly dire situation, according to a global assessment of risks. …

Rural areas held back by housing and infrastructure woes, report warns

There is a “chronic under-appreciation” of the potential of the countryside, says a new report. …

Lab-grown meat and insects 'good for planet and health'

Switching to futuristic foods will reduce carbon emissions and save land and water, a study suggests. …

SpaceX: Can meat be grown in space?

An experiment to find out has just finished on the International Space Station. Click…

Protests over water firms dumping sewage in rivers

Campaigners take to rivers across the UK in 12 protests against water companies dumping sewage. …

Cambridge University study finds Anglo-Saxon kings were mostly vegetarian

Peasants occasionally hosted lavish meat feasts for their rulers, researchers say. Click here for…