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Amid all the doom and gloom on climate change, there are some good reasons for cautious optimism.

Anna Mani, one of India's first women scientists, broke barriers to blaze a trail in meteorology.

The Dendrobium orchid is sacred to Taiwan's Tsou tribe, but it is getting harder and harder to find.

Extreme weather and a range of economic hurdles are affecting the region's flourishing apple trade.

COP28 host country the United Arab Emirates is "cautiously optimistic" on a deal to at least phase them out

The world is well off track to limit warming to 1.5C, but there have been some encouraging steps.

Over 2,400 participants are linked to coal, oil and gas, four times more than attended last year's gathering.

An injured owl in the Russian city of Smolensk has the good fortune to end up outside a fire station.

A Sheffield school is fighting dirty air with trees as new data links their absence to pollution.

The UK's polar research vessel visits A23a, an iceberg that's more than twice the size of London.

"Everything we do is centred behind the science," the head of the UN climate talks in Dubai says.

Leaked papers suggest United Utilities logged dozens of incidents as less serious than they had been.

A record number of female students have started an agriculture course at Borders College.

Forecasters are continuing to offer more real-time updates and personalised recommendations.

The death of a fan at a Taylor Swift concert in Rio during throws up challenges for tour promoters.

As leaders gather in Dubai for the UN climate summit, experts say global warming is having a ‘profound effect' on health.

Engaging with climate sceptics can be a challenge - but some people are trying to change their minds.

The UAE's state oil company is set to be the world's second biggest producer, analysis shows.

Fewer swimming spots are rated "excellent" and more rated "poor" by the environment watchdog.

Rising temperatures are putting the health of endangered mountain gorillas at risk.