USGSIn a warming Arctic, polar bears are spending more of their time on landAs the Arctic warms, polar bears face a growing risk of contracting viruses, bacteria and parasites...

Getty ImagesThe meteorite was 40-60km in diameter and left a crater 500km acrossA huge meteorite first discovered in 2014 caused a tsunami bigger than any in known human history...

Getty ImagesThe RSPB says 1,344 birds of prey, including golden eagles, were illegally killed in the UK between 2009 and 2023More than 1,300 protected birds of prey – from...

From 21 October until 1 November, delegates are meeting in Cali, Colombia to take stock of national pledges to protect nature, amid concerns countries are back-sliding on their promises.Recent...

Day trips to the Moon, living on Mars, space elevators… when it comes to the future of space exploration, some possibilities might be closer than we think!Made by BBC...

Getty ImagesBy understanding how skin develops researchers hope to slow the signs of agingResearchers have made a scientific discovery that in time could be used to slow the signs...

AFPThe clean-up on Coogee Beach on Thursday Beaches in the Australian city of Sydney have reopened for swimmers after being closed earlier this week when thousands of mysterious black...

Getty ImagesIceland is one of the world's most volcanically active placesI'm in one of the world's volcanic hotspots, northeast Iceland, near the Krafla volcano.A short distance away I can...

Getty ImagesA water company repeatedly dumped millions of litres of raw sewage illegally into one of England's most famous lakes over a three-year period, the BBC can reveal.More than...

BBC / Jon Parker LeeGeorge and Mandy are among the residents who refused to sign an NDA agreement and can speak about the Runcorn incinerator“We have been inundated with...

BBC / Getty ImagesBurning household rubbish in giant incinerators to make electricity is now the dirtiest way the UK generates power, BBC analysis has found.Nearly half of the rubbish...

The new 3D scan lifts the veil of darkness and water from the wreck lying 3km beneath the surfaceAfter more than 100 years hidden in the icy waters of...