Light pollution: Huge fall in stars that can be seen with naked eye

Our view of the stars has been reduced every year over the last decade by artificial…

The race to make diesel engines run on hydrogen

Ordinary diesel trucks could be converted to a hydrogen-diesel mix, according to researchers in Australia. …

Dartmoor wild camping agreement reached

Dartmoor landowners to be paid by national park in return for letting people wild camp on…

Government falling 'far short' on environmental targets

An independent watchdog warns that England is facing a ‘deeply concerning decline in biodiversity’. …

Climate change: Invest in technology that removes CO2 – report

Emission cuts must be accompanied by greater efforts to remove CO2 from the atmosphere a new…

Can humanity's new giant leap into space succeed?

Humanity is set for its next big leap into space with nations and private companies racing…

Biodiversity: Fungi are 'underloved and understudied'

One scientist on why we should all pay more attention to the hidden world beneath our…

The man who first discovered plastic in the ocean

In 1971 Edward Carpenter discovered plastic floating about in the Atlantic Ocean. Click here…

Single-use plastic: Takeaways face ban in October

More details emerge of a ban that businesses say could make takeaways more costly. …

Historic wild camping tradition on Devon moor outlawed

Wild camping on part of a Devon moor has been ruled illegal by the high court…