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Discarded waste like mobile phones and TVs in 2021 could weigh more than 57 million tonnes.

The actor who played Captain Kirk in the classic TV show is due to launch above Earth for real within hours.

An image of a bursting cloud of eggs and sperm as groupers mate in the Pacific is the judges' pick.

The Environment Agency says the UK is unprepared for dealing with the effects of climate change.

Carbon emissions from making building materials - or embodied carbon - had led to calls to end demolitions.

Senior black scientists tell the BBC they believe UK science to be "institutionally racist".

Journalist Maria Ressa was the only woman to win a Nobel Prize this year, and just the 58th in history.

The Prince of Wales tells the BBC he sympathises with protesters - but any action must be constructive.

Tourists flock to California’s famous sequoia trees, but wildfires are threatening their existence.

The UK has an average of only 53% of its biodiversity left, well below the global average, study shows.

Tests in the UK have shown that artificial lightning can strip pollutants from animal manure.

The BBC travels to Wuzhou to see how cities are grappling with climate targets and a "build" mantra.

Britons are cutting their meat consumption, but not quickly enough, according to scientists.

The environmental group had argued permission should not have been granted by the UK government for the Vorlich oil field.

Intel is making an effort to combat the global semiconductor shortage at their new site in Arizona.

The lone insect found in Surrey may be a stowaway or part of an undiscovered population.

Ahead of COP26, Ros Atkins looks at what the world's biggest emitters are doing to tackle climate change.

Thousands worldwide have taken ivermectin to fight Covid. But what's the evidence?

After years of trials, the vaccine has shown potential to save tens of thousands of children's lives.

A Briton and a German have been awarded the chemistry Nobel for their work to build new molecules.