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Getty ImagesCarbon emissions in the Amazon region in 2019 and 2020 more than doubled compared to the average of the previous eight years, according to a new study.Deforestation for agriculture and fires were the main drivers of the increase, accordin...

ReutersNasa's giant Moon rocket has completed a fuelling test that should open the way to it making a maiden flight.Controllers managed to fill the Space Launch System vehicle with 2.7 million litres of liquid hydrogen and oxygen on Wednesday - a tas...

Peter CadeThe cost-of-living crisis is hitting people living in rural areas harder than those living in towns and cities, according to a new report. The study, by the Rural Services Network, says those in the countryside are spending much more on ess...

Danny Lawson/ PA WireFracking can go ahead in England, the government said on Thursday, lifting a ban on the controversial process.A moratorium was put in place in 2019 following concerns over earth tremors.But with the energy crisis worsening global...

PA MediaThe Prince of Wales has praised the passion of people supporting the environmental prize he helped set up.In a message to campaigners, Prince William said protecting the planet had been a cause close to the Queen heart."During this time of gr...

NASA/ESA/CSA/STScIThe recently launched super space telescope James Webb has returned spectacular new imagery of Neptune.The observatory's infrared instruments highlight features not seen in such detail since the Voyager 2 probe flew past the planet ...

Getty ImagesA study of school uniforms in the US and Canada reveals high levels of so-called "forever chemicals".The chemicals, known as PFAS, are used to make clothing resistant to stains or water but they have been linked to asthma, obesity and fer...

RSC/Grace OdunladeLeading firms have begun a scheme to help black and minority ethnic students get jobs as chemistry researchers. The initiative follows an investigation which found that racism was "pervasive" in chemistry research. There is just one...

Getty ImagesWindfall profits made by fossil fuel companies should be taxed to pay for climate damage, according to the UN Secretary General.Antonio Guterres told the General Assembly that polluters should pay for the impact of climate-related events....

Chris GormanHS2 Ltd has been granted an "extensive" injunction along the length of the high-speed line from London to Crewe to help tackle unlawful protests.The order makes going onto HS2 land without permission or disrupting work a potential contemp...

Ukraine's recapture of the city of Izyum has brought multiple allegations of atrocities under Russian occupation. Among the accounts emerging is that of a group of Sri Lankans held captive for months. Here, they tell their story. "We thought we would...

Getty ImagesClimate change threatens the health and survival of urban trees, with more than half of species already feeling the heat, according to a new study.City-dwelling oaks, maples, poplars, elms, pines and chestnuts are among more than 1,000 tr...

ReutersUS President Joe Biden has arrived in London ahead of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on Monday.Mr Biden is among some 500 heads of state and foreign dignitaries coming to London for a gathering of world leaders not seen for decades.The prim...

PA MediaPresident Biden's climate envoy has told the BBC he hopes King Charles will continue his work on global warming.John Kerry told Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg he would welcome the King's involvement because he "has the ability... to leverage th...

Rick Stanley/Gabby SalazarUniquely coloured songbirds are at high risk of extinction, because they are in demand as pets, research has shown. The pet songbird trade in Asia has already driven several species close to extinction, with birds targeted p...

Project CheetahCheetahs are set to roam in India for the first time since they were declared officially extinct in 1952.A group of eight cats arrived from Namibia on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday on Saturday. They will under...

Getty ImagesEurope and parts of China have experienced extreme temperatures this summer, dry conditions in Africa have put millions at risk of starvation, and the American West continues to see a persistent lack of rainfall. Scientists say warmer and...

EPA Ukraine says it has evidence of a mass grave in Izyum, the north-eastern city recently freed from Russian occupation. Regional police head Volodymyr Tymoshko told the BBC more than 400 bodies were thought to have been buried there. "Russia leaves...

Getty ImagesGlobal warming is likely to have played a role in the devastating floods that hit Pakistan, say scientists. Researchers from the World Weather Attribution group say climate change may have increased the intensity of rainfall.However there...

Gerald Rhemann A rare photograph of a comet that will never be seen from Earth again has won a prestigious photography prize.The image shows a piece of Comet Leonard's tail breaking off and being carried away by the solar wind.The comet made a brief ...

PaleozooResearchers have discovered a 380-million-year-old heart preserved inside a fossilised prehistoric fish. They say the specimen captures a key moment in the evolution of the blood-pumping organ found in all back-boned animals, including humans...

A fireball seen shooting through the skies from Scotland and Northern Ireland was likely to have been space junk, experts have said. Hundreds of people reported seeing the "shooting star" across the UK skies at around 22:00 on Wednesday evening. Scie...

In north-eastern Ukraine, a counter-offensive has seen the nation's forces recapture swathes of territory, and drive out Russian troops.But in the newly-liberated areas, relief and sorrow are intertwined - as accounts emerge of torture and killings d...

Philip SilvermanSwitching from fossil fuels to renewable energy could save the world as much as $12tn (£10.2tn) by 2050, an Oxford University study says.The report said it was wrong and pessimistic to claim that moving quickly towards cleaner energy ...