Kemi Badenoch says the Conservatives will scrap the ban on petrol and diesel vehicles due to come into force in the UK if they win the next election.Writing in...

Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondentGettyMeerkats are incredibly social animals and live in large groups known as 'mobs' or 'clans'Humans are a bit like meerkats when it comes to pairing up, according...

Scientists have captured rare footage of killer whales and Pacific white-sided dolphins hunting together near the coast of British Columbia, Canada.Despite their common name 'killer whale', orca are actually...

Maddie Molloy,Climate & Science reporterandStav Danaos,BBC WeatherGetty ImagesThe Geminid meteor shower - one of the most spectacular in the celestial calendar - is set to peak this weekend and...

Available for 33 days400 thousand years ago our early human cousins dropped a lighter in a field in the East of England; evidence that was uncovered this week and...

Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondentGetty ImagesVictims of a deadly typhoon in the Philippines have filed a legal claim against oil and gas company Shell in the UK courts, seeking compensation for...

Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondentGetty ImagesA key UN report on the state of the global environment has been "hijacked" by the United States and other countries who were unwilling to go...

Joe WillisLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceGetty ImagesHope Moor Wind Farm representatives say it would generate enough energy to power 81,000 homes and businessesA campaign group has been formed to oppose...

Available for 30 daysAlmost 40 years ago, the first treatment was approved for HIV, but it came with a warning: “This is not a cure.” On the week of...

One of Britain's most distinguished scientists, Prof Sir Paul Nurse, says the government is "shooting itself in the foot" with its visa system for science researchers.Sir Paul told BBC...

Georgina RannardClimate and science correspondentNatural History Museum/ University of GothenburgA brittlestar found on the seafloor of the Clarion-Clipperton ZoneMachines mining minerals in the deep ocean have been found to...

Katy Austin,Transport correspondent andPritti Mistry,Business reporterGetty ImagesA new pay-per-mile charge for electric vehicles (EVs) and some hybrid cars was announced in the Budget.All new cars will have to be...