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Luca Parmitano played from the International Space Station to a cruise ship in the Mediterranean Sea.

Planting trees can sometimes actually do more harm than good to the environment. Here's why.

A study of CCTV footage from around the world suggests there are more Good Samaritans out there than we think.

Black squirrels evolved when greys and fox squirrels historically bred, Cambridge researchers find.

A European-Russian effort to land on Mars has been hit by another parachute failure, during a drop test in Sweden.

The climate change activist will spend two weeks travelling to New York on a boat with very few home comforts.

A new rule will allow officials for the first time to weigh the economic cost of species protection.

Yorkshire's moors could be losing their purple colour because of an "infestation" of heather beetles.

The tech is one of "a number of detection and tracking methods" used at the London site, the firm said.

Labour raises environmental concerns ahead of the four-month grouse shooting season from Monday.

Emma Kennan hopes her #MellowYellowMonday hashtag will encourage people to flush less and save water.

An enormous logistics warehouse in the Netherlands is helping to power 750 households a year.

Researchers are developing a new technique that can hear what is going on below a patient's bandages.

Street artist ATM painted a kingfisher on the wall of a hairdressers in Lowestoft, Suffolk.

It was spotted in the harbour at Sønderborg, in the south of Denmark.

Rescue workers battle the effects of Typhoon Lekima after it hits China and causes widespread disruption.

Two young designers say their pot could have less environmental impact than the products it replaces.

Janne Utriainen is tackling climate change in his own way - leaving the city to live off the land.

The city will host the UN summit next year if the UK wins the right to hold the conference for up to 200 world leaders.

Helsinki-based Iceye showcases high-resolution radar images from its growing satellite constellation.