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Image copyright Getty Images A Liberal Democrat government would spend £100bn tackling the effects of climate change and protecting the...

Nasa probing oxygen mystery on Mars

Image copyright NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Image caption Curiosity has been exploring Gale Crater, which once hosted a body of liquid water The...

Western plastics ‘poisoning Indonesian food chain’

By Louis Lee Ray, Resty Woro Yuniar and Sri Kusmiati BBC Victoria Derbyshire programme Image caption Villagers sort through plastic...

Could ‘invisible barcodes’ revolutionise recycling?

Many of us struggle to figure out which items can be recycled while sorting our rubbish at home. Machines in...

Bloodhound car returns to the track for brake testing

Image copyright BLOODHOUND LSR Image caption The airbrakes are panels that open into the air stream, producing drag to slow...

Hayabusa-2: Japan spacecraft leaves asteroid to head home

Image copyright Jaxa/AFP Image caption The Ryugu asteroid is 900m (2,950ft) wide Japan's Hayabusa-2 spacecraft has departed from a faraway...

Could digging up the ocean floor help save the planet?

Scientists are looking at what would happen if we were to dig up the ocean floor for metals.They're particularly interested...

Electric car future may depend on deep sea mining

Image caption Apollo II is a prototype deep sea mining machine being tested off the coast of Malaga The future...

Netherlands forced to slash speed limit to reduce emissions

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The current motorway speed limit is 130km/h although a lower limit can apply at...

Greta Thunberg to sail to Spain climate summit with YouTubers

Image copyright Greta Thunberg Image caption Greta Thunberg on La Vagabonde with Riley Whitlum, Nikki Henderson, Elayna Carausu and baby...

Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2019: The winning image

Image copyright Sarah Skinner/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Image caption "Grab life by the..." We imagine there was nothing funny about...

Philippines: The boy diving for plastic

Thirteen-year-old Ranniel quit school to support his family. He now risks his life, diving into polluted waters to retrieve plastic...

England floods: What is making them worse?

Image copyright Huw Evans picture agency About 500 homes have been flooded in Doncaster with more than 1,000 properties evacuated...

Where plastic outnumbers fish by seven to one

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Plastic in the Pacific Ocean off California Plastic is building up in the areas...

Fracking: Have the Conservatives left open the back door?

Image copyright Cuadrilla/PA Image caption A 2.9 tremor was the largest recorded near the Cuadrilla's Preston New Road site The...

Is China gaining an edge in artificial intelligence?