L'Oreal launches make-up recycling across UK shops

The firm’s Maybelline brand has set up recycling points in shops including Tesco and Superdrug. …

Climate change: Former minister O’Neill blasts government "inaction"

Claire O’Neill condemns what she calls broken promises and backsliding on climate commitments. Click…

China claims 'important breakthrough' in space mission shrouded in mystery

Very little is known about the Chinese vehicle that has been compared to the US’s X-37…

UN report: Covid crisis does little to slow climate change

Global lockdowns disrupted CO2 emissions temporarily say scientists but they didn’t stop climate change. …

Coronavirus: Oxford University vaccine trial paused after participant falls ill

AstraZeneca describes the pause in its keenly-awaited final clinical trials as routine. Click here…

Amazon: In the cross-hairs of coronavirus and forest fires

People living in the Brazilian Amazon are facing the twin dangers of the coronavirus and forest…

Thwaites: 'Doomsday Glacier' vulnerability seen in new maps

Sea and airborne surveys show how Antarctica’s mighty Thwaites ice stream can be melted from below. …

Super telescope's giant camera spies broccoli

The camera detector for the Vera Rubin Observatory takes its first test images in the laboratory. …

Germany eyes space satellite launchpad in North Sea

The German government considers creating an offshore launchpad for satellites. Click here for original…

EU says one in eight deaths linked to pollution

The bloc’s environment agency says pollution contributes to hundreds of thousands of deaths each year. …