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Planet Earth - A NASA handout shows a large presence of stratocumulus clouds photographed by the Expedition 34 crew members aboard the International Space Station above the northwestern Pacific Ocean about 460 miles east of northern Honshu, Japan on Janua

What will the Earth be like in 10,000 years? Science explains

In 10,000 years, if humans survive, there will be no genetic differences in our makeup and we will be evenly distributed throughout the planet.

Shattered Antarctic iceberg four times the size of Manhattan captured in stunning new image

After breaking off, the iceberg, dubbed B-44, covered a 100-square-mile area and was found to be highly unstable.

Mariana Trench: Scientists have just recorded sounds from the deepest part of the world's oceans

Scientists reportedly plunged a 10Km-long acoustic probe into the ocean, which is reportedly capable of recording sounds 9.3Kms away.

Antarctica's trillion-tonne iceberg had a little Christmas reunion with the Larsen C ice shelf

Satellites captured the giant iceberg colliding with Larsen C's northern rift, which may result in the "opening" of some of existing rifts in the ice shelf.

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12 frightening results of climate change that we saw this year

Ice is melting, animals are starving and humans are sicker. However, solar power is cheaper now and electric cars are getting better. Here's a brief review of climate change in 2017.

Watch: Rare video shows baby sea turtle running on a tiny treadmill

The video was created as part of an effort to understand the endurance of these young creatures.

Watch trillion-ton iceberg break away from the Antarctica ice shelf in stunning timelapse

The iceberg, dubbed A-68, is 5,800 square km in area, roughly four times the size of London.

Trump is finally getting a wall built... in Ireland

Trump's coastal golf course in Ireland had its application to build a seawall approved by the council. Originally the course had cited climate change as a reason it was necessary.

Cecil the Lion all over again - TV presenter kills mountain lion and photographs organs

Canadian TV present shoots mountain lion and mocks animal rights activists on social media before uploading images of lion's organs.

Nasa uses new stunning image to explain how ice gets so blue

Underwater ice looks blue because it absorbs longer wavelengths of light.

Winners of the 2017 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

A cheeky monkey, a couple of bears getting frisky, a fox urinating into a golf hole – the year's silliest photography contest has a serious side.

Climate change will displace up to 300 million people by 2050

By the middle of this century, experts estimate that climate change is likely to displace between 150 and 300 million people.

Trump's administration will no longer consider climate change a national security threat

This softening of climate change as a concept is part of a government-wide strategy to dismantle the pro-environmental efforts of federal agencies, say reports.

Russia has already started drilling the melting Arctic for natural gas

The Arctic has the world's largest deposit of LNG and countries seem eager to extract it from under the rapidly receding Arctic ice.

Storm Kai-tak pounds Philippines, leaving over 30 dead and dozens missing

Storm Kai-tak pounds Philippines, leaves over 30 dead and dozens missing in island province of Biliran after triggering severe flooding and landslides.

Paul Ryan is being offered $25,000 to have a vasectomy

Family planning organisation, Having Kids are offering US House Speaker Paul Ryan $25,000 to get a vasectomy as part of their push for people to have smaller families.

Watch giant 16-foot-long great white shark lurking near popular Australian beach

So far, the rare footage of the shark has got over 368,000 views and 2,200 shares on Facebook.

Firefighter dies battling California wildfire, leaving pregnant wife and two-year-old daughter

Cory Iverson, 32, was an engineer with a state fire engine strike team based in San Diego and is survived by his pregnant wife and a two-year-old daughter.

This does not compute: Arctic temperatures rising so fast both man and machine are stunned

Climate researchers compiling a report noticed something odd about the data coming from an Arctic weather station in America's northernmost city.

Sierra Nevada mountains grew an inch taller during California drought: Find out why

Loss of water from the mountains resulted in this change, according to researchers involved in the study.

Antarctic ice melt: Calculating the actual extent of sea level rise may not be possible until 2060

'We could end up with 8 feet of sea level-rise in 2100, but we're not likely to have clear evidence for that by 2050,' say scientists.

Stone Age secrets trapped in oldest ice core ever drilled that is the size of Empire State building

Researchers believe that the ancient ice core may contain ice that was formed over 600,000 years ago – long before the appearance of modern humans.

One Planet Summit: World Bank will soon stop financing oil and gas exploration

Exceptions were made for the poorest countries as their access to energy is a clear benefit.

Melting Antarctic ice sheet more unstable than thought, could flood major US cities

The researchers studied the evolution of the ice sheet over last 50 million years in the current study.

Coal plant seen behind West Virginia home

Power generation projects face 'significant' carbon transition risk

Industry will remain a focus of increasingly stringent decarbonisation policies as nations address their climate goals.

Man-made climate change was the sole cause of 2016's heat waves

The hottest year in modern times experienced "multiple extreme events that weren't even possible without human influence".

Greek yogurt turned into jet fuel by ingenious scientists

Growing popularity of Greek staple generating huge volumes of food waste in the form of liquid whey, which scientists test for other uses.

2017 in pictures: The 100 best news photos of the year

Our 2017 gallery kicks off with Barack Obama shedding a tear and ends with his successor inflaming the Middle East.

The amount of electronic waste we generate annually could build 4,500 Eiffel Towers

Total value of reusable materials in discarded electronics was at least $55bn in 2016 - more than the GDP of most countries.

10 fatberg pictures that will make you resent humanity

Museum of London to honour nauseating urban by-product that blocks sewers. Here are some of the worst fatbergs on camera. Warning: put down any food you have.