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China has taken big stakes in mines across the world extracting minerals vital to the green economy.

Saylor Class had complained of "monsters in the wall" of her room at their farmhouse in Charlotte, North Carolina.

A wildfire-fuelled ozone hole leaves Antarctic wildlife exposed to potentially damaging levels of UV.

A Tokyo company's satellite encounters a big lump of space debris high above the Earth.

A first-of-its-kind study shows conservation is worth investing in, researchers say.

A first-of-its-kind study shows conservation is worth investing in, researchers say.

Nasa says its most distant probe is once again sending usable information back to Earth.

Nancy Gonzalez recruited relatives to smuggle purses made of illicit python and caiman into the US.

Nancy Gonzalez recruited relatives to smuggle purses made of illicit python and caiman into the US.

Hussein Julood says the burning of gas at a BP-run oil field in Iraq caused his son's leukaemia.

The European Space Agency's latest intake of astronauts complete their basic training.

The European Space Agency's latest intake of astronauts complete their basic training.

The European Space Agency's latest intake of astronauts complete their basic training.

Agencies and scientists from around the world head to the UK to share space-exploration techniques.

Agencies and scientists from around the world head to the UK to share space-exploration techniques.

The worldwide event aims to raise awareness about the need to protect the environment.

Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho defends government after watchdog accuses PM of setting the UK back.

In a BBC interview, Chris Stark says the PM has not made climate change "as much of a priority as his predecessors".

Extracting ground water for growing urban populations causes half of China's big cities to sink.

Extreme heat linked to the deaths of hundreds of people would not have happened without global warming.