ENVIRONMENT

Some volcanoes could provide the same amount of power as several million solar panels, or 500 wind turbines.

If lakes are not "disinfected" by the sun's UV rays, it could lead to an increase in waterborne pathogens, finds a study.

Bardarbunga volcano has been struck by four earthquakes recently, indicating it is "preparing for eruption" and could blast a huge ash cloud across Europe.

The world's population is set to reach 10 billion by 2050 but how long will this trend continue and is it sustainable?

Nasa has estimated the impact of atmospheric rivers on global climate, including rain, floods and droughts.

The asteroid impact is believed to have caused rapid and extreme climate change, devastating the Earth's plant life and marine biosphere.

London, Manchester and Glasgow all have lower air quality lower than the minimum set by the World Health Organisation.

Fresh industry assessment points to a significant decline in the cost of solar and wind power projects.

The impacts are disproportionately felt by vulnerable communities in low and middle income countries, according to a report compiled by a collaboration of 26 leading institutions.

Concentrations are now at their highest for 800,000 years, which could lead to "severe ecological and economic disruptions", according to a new report.

Is it possible to live an ordinary life, hold down a job, travel, shop and eat in London without throwing away any plastic?

The week's best news and sports photos, from autumn and Halloween to the King of Thailand's funeral and the end of the sieges of Raqqa and Marawi.

Previous eruptions triggered a volcanic winter that lowered global temperatures by 6 degrees Celsius, halting a period of natural global warming.

New research has re-examined the skull, which was first discovered 12 km inland from Papua New Guinea's north coast in 1929.

Sir David Attenborough has called on people to cut down on their use of plastic. These nine items show how plastic-filled our lives are, and how easy it is to cut down on the material.

The BBC admits it breached its own editorial standards when Lord Lawson was allowed to express a falsehood about climate change on the Today programme without being challenged.

From misty lochs and chalk cliffs to snow-covered mountains and autumnal woods, Landscape Photographer of the Year book captures the splendour of Britain's rural and urban landscapes, from the Outer Hebrides to the white cliffs of Dover.

The UK is bracing for gale-force winds and potential flooding as Storm Brian approaches, with gusts of up to 70mph expected in parts of the country.

The map shows Earth's former surface, which has been pushed deep into our planet's core. The "dead" tectonic plates go down up to nearly 3,000 Kms.

The week's best photojournalism, from the battles for Raqqa and Kirkuk, to forest fires in Portugal and Spain and Storm Ophelia's yellow skies over Britain.

Study finds cost from pollution-related death, sickness and welfare around the planet is massive.

Lake Baikal, the world's deepest inland sea and a major international tourist attraction, is being crippled by a series of mysterious ecological attacks, say experts.

The deep ocean waters around Antarctica have been disturbed. Climate change since industrialisation is thought to be causing the break up of Antarctica's ice sheets.

Bees, butterflies, moths and beetles are on the decline in Europe. Flying insects are essential pollinators for food security and agriculture.

In 2006, large quantities of boiling mud began pouring out of vents in the ground at various sites across the Indonesian island of Java, causing thousands to flee.

'Aquamation' is an eco-friendly method of corpse disposal that dissolves the whole body, resulting in a relatively harmless water solution which can be returned to the Earth.

Greenpeace USA's Guide to Greener Electronics names and shames tech giants that failed to deliver on clean energy commitments.

Over 4,000 seed samples came from gene banks in Columbia and Peru and include varieties of wheat, beans, potato and more.

Ferocious wildfires have killed at least 36 people in Portugal, including a one-month-old baby, and at least three in Spain.