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Two Emperor penguins stumbled across a camera that was left by an Australian Antarctic explorer.

Northern Territory government-approved land clearing likely to cause up to 3 megatonnes of C02-equivalent greenhouse gas emissions

A landmark court case in the Northern Territory is set to consider a challenge to a massive land-clearing approval based on its impacts on climate change.

The case, brought by the Environment Centre NT, is believed to be the first of its kind in Australia, using the consideration of greenhouse gas emissions from clearing as a lever to seek to have an approval overturned.

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South Yorkshire rejection of Ineos drill application adds to refusals, which include those from Tory councils

The application by Ineos to explore for shale gas in South Yorkshire has been rejected by local councillors, bringing the number of planning decisions that have gone against fracking companies this year to seven.

Rotherham metropolitan borough turned the application by the UK-based petrochemicals firm to drill a well near the village of Woodsetts on grounds that it could harm wildlife and cause traffic problems.

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Nasa's Juno mission begins to unravel the mysteries of the gas giant's interior structure.

A nerve agent was used to poison a Russian former spy and his daughter. What are they and what do they do?

The shortlist for the coveted Bird Photographer of the Year awards has been announced by Nature Photographers and the British Trust for Ornithology. Here we display a few of the entries in the running for the awards, which will be announced by Chris Packham in August at the annual Rutland Birdwatching Fair

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One in three women and girls around the world do not have a decent toilet of their own, and one in nine spend hours walking to collect water.

The Carbon Neutral Program and the Australasian EPD Programme Ltd have worked together to develop a new streamlined process that makes it easier for products with an Environmental Product Declaration to achieve carbon neutral certification.

Chicksands Wood, Bedfordshire A shaft of sunlight enticed me to a place where the wood’s medieval heart beat still

Almost seven centuries ago, a great calamity 50 miles out to the east sent men with axes and saws into priory-owned Chicksands Wood. The Norman central tower of Ely Cathedral had collapsed, and the architect of its replacement chose to bridge the gap not with stone, but with wood. To this day, the Octagon Tower has Bedfordshire oak timbers holding up its roof to heaven.

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Australian RMIT team make “crucial step” towards cheap, sustainable energy storage after demonstrating rechargeable “proton battery” prototype.

Tesla's all-electric heavy duty Semi truck makes its first trip, carrying Tesla battery packs, of course.

Two big coal units fail simultaneously in Victoria, taking total trips to 44 since start of summer, and 13 for brown coal generators since Christmas. Tesla battery hopped in again.

Research suggests that speakers of "present-tensed" languages such as German and Finnish - in which the future can be describe in the present tense - are more likely to support stronger climate policies. Astghik Mavisakalyan, Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University Clas Weber, Lecturer, University of Western Australia Yashar Tarverdi, Research fellow, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, Curtin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Much-hyped National Energy Guarantee will address problems that cause just an average 2 seconds of outages a year, and is "pointless" on emissions. Coalition urged instead to aim for 70% renewables.

A second ARENA-backed trial of wind farms' ability to provide frequency control ancillary services to be conducted in Tasmania.

Carbon Brief analysis shows the UK’s CO2 emissions from fossil fuels fell by 2.6% in 2017, driven by a 19% decline in coal use.

New analysis shows "extraordinary" amount of rooftop solar installed in February, with more homes seeking to "max out" available roof space with modules.

Following its success with Sydney’s major commercial landlords, the City is now enlisting the office, accommodation and entertainment sectors in the battle to slash carbon emissions.

Leading Australian Impact Funds Manager, Impact Investment Group, today announced that Chloe Munro AO, will chair the board of directors for the company's solar energy investment funds.

Women are disproportionately affected by the impacts of changing weather patterns, studies show.