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This year set to be first to breach 1.5C global warming limit
It is also set to be the world's first breach of 1.5C of warming across an entire calendar year.
Trump victory is a major setback for climate action, experts say
Trump's election will hit immediate efforts to tackle climate change, experts say - but the longer-term effect is less certain.
William announces Earthshot winners in Cape Town
Fifteen finalists, from countries including Kenya, Indonesia, the UK and Nepal, were competing for a £1 million Earthshot Awards prize.
Politicians not ambitious enough to save nature, say scientists
Representatives of 196 countries have been meeting in Cali, Colombia, as part of the COP biodiversity summit.
Green farming budget freeze 'will hit nature work'
Environmental groups warn that next year's farm payments budget will not be enough to protect nature.
Deadliest weather made worse by climate change - scientists
Human-caused climate change made recent extreme weather events more intense and more likely, new analysis finds.
China declares success as its youngest astronauts reach space
The BBC’s Laura Bicker sees the Shenzhou 19 spacecraft take off in a record year of space exploration.
Nature presenter Chris Packham settles case over axing of green policy
The TV presenter says the previous Tory administration was "reckless" to scale back climate policy.
PhD student finds lost city in Mexico jungle by accident
The city is the size of Edinburgh and among the largest Mayan sites in ancient Latin America.
Alarm call as world's trees slide towards extinction
Scientists have revealed that more than a third of tree species are facing extinction.
World way off target in tackling climate change - UN
The world is wildly off track in tackling climate change, the UN says, as CO2 in the atmosphere accumulates faster than ever
Big UK emissions cut needed, says climate watchdog
The government's advisers say faster action is needed but the UK has the tools to achieve this.
Polar bears face higher risk of disease in a warming Arctic
Climate change and sea ice loss leaves polar bears exposed to more diseases, research suggests.
Polar bears face higher risk of disease in a warming Arctic
Climate change and sea ice loss leaves polar bears exposed to more diseases, research suggests.
Rogue gamekeepers killing birds of prey, says RSPB
The bird protection charity described the deaths as a 'national disgrace'.
Mega meteorite tore up seabed and boiled Earth's oceans
It was 200 times bigger than the one that wiped out the dinosaurs nearly three billion years later.
Mega meteorite tore up seabed and boiled Earth's oceans
It was 200 times bigger than the one that wiped out the dinosaurs nearly three billion years later.
What is biodiversity and how can we protect it?
Colombia is hosting talks to assess global progress in protecting 30% of all land and water by 2030.
What is biodiversity and how can we protect it?
Colombia is hosting talks to assess global progress in protecting 30% of all land and water by 2030.
'It's our moonshot': Why scientists are drilling into volcanos
In Iceland scientists plan to drill down to magma to understand it and use it for energy production.