More climate records fall in world’s warmest February
Last month was the world's warmest February in modern times, the EU's climate service says, extending the run of monthly records to nine in a row. Read more
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Dinosaur-age ‘nightmarish’ sea lizard fossil found
Scientists say they have discovered fossils belonging to a "nightmarish" sea lizard species that hunted the oceans 66 million years ago. Read more
Could product passports revolutionise the way we shop?
"Every year across Europe, there are about 30 million mattresses that are at the end of their life," says Benjamin Marien. "The vast majority of them end up in landfill or being burned." Read more
Star dune: Scientists solve mystery behind Earth’s largest desert sands
The age of one of Earth's largest and most complex types of sand dune has been calculated for the first time. Read more
Google joins mission to map methane from space
Tech giant Google is backing a satellite project due to launch in March which will collect data about methane levels around the world. Read more
Climate change: Polar bears face starvation threat as ice melts
Some polar bears face starvation as the Arctic sea ice melts because they are unable to adapt their diets to living on land, scientists have found. Read more
Migrating species crucial to planet under threat, says UN
The world's most vulnerable migratory species face an increasing risk of extinction, a landmark UN report warns. Read more
World’s first year-long breach of key 1.5C warming limit
For the first time, global warming has exceeded 1.5C across an entire year, according to the EU's climate service. Read more
Spectacular arches, caves as monster iceberg decays
Erosion is sculpting dramatic features into the world's biggest iceberg in what's likely to be the final months of its existence. Read more
Norway to approve controversial deep-sea mining
Norway is likely to become the first country in the world to move forward with the controversial practice of commercial-scale deep-sea mining. Read more
