Hundreds of years after the dodo died out, new facts are emerging about the life history…
Author: BBC News - Science & Environment
First tanker crosses northern sea route without ice breaker
A commercial LNG tanker sails across the colder, northern route to Asia without an ice breaking…
Scientists split over snow leopard status
Scientists are divided on whether snow leopards are still endangered species, a BBC investigation finds.
Brazil opens vast Amazon reserve to mining
The previously-protected area is bigger than Denmark and is thought to be rich in gold.
Will fairy tale Białowieża forest survive Poland’s fight with the EU?
Campaigners in Poland are worried about the future of one of Europe's last primeval forests, as…
‘Alarmingly high’ levels of arsenic in Pakistan’s ground water
Up to 60 million Pakistanis are at risk from the deadly chemical, according to a new…
Invasive rhododendrons damage woodland environment
New study shows invasive rhododendrons damage woodland environment but are not poisoning the soil
Arctic radar to probe ‘space weather’
The UK contributes to a sophisticated new radar to map the Sun's impacts on Earth's high…
‘Hero’ of Paris climate agreement dies
Former Marshall Islands minister Tony De Brum, who played a key role in securing the Paris…
Australia Zoo asks public to name white koala joey
Australia Zoo has asked the public to name a white koala joey.