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First round-the-world solar flight to take off next month

A plane powered by the sun will embark on its unprecedented flight around the world next month as its pilots seek to prove that flying is possible without fossil fuels.

Will Doomsday Clock hand move forward again? Major announcement set for this week

The Doomsday Clock has gone forwards to three minutes to midnight

Top scientists might move the minute hand on the clock due to climate change and nuclear tensions.

Well-kept lawns 'causing climate change' by boosting greenhouse gas emissions

Manicured lawns emit more greenhouse gasses than they soak up, study finds.

India: Tiger headcount shows almost 30% rise in numbers over three years

The tiger survey counted 2,226 tigers in the main reserves in the country.

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Snowfall in Oldham, Greater Manchester (Getty)

UK braces for coldest night in years as temperature drops to Himalayan levels

Parts of Scotland expecting -15C temperatures and UK government issues severe weather warnings

Coral reefs bounce back from severe environmental impact

Under reduced local impacts most of the reefs in the Indian Ocean showed resilience.

Nasa sensor finds methane emissions from LA higher than estimates

The measurement from a mountaintop is the first time Earth-bound sites have been used to measure emissions in the air.

2014 was the hottest year ever recorded, Nasa and NOAA confirm

Nasa confirms 2014 was the hottest year since records began in 1880.

Salmon sperm 'key ingredient for recycling smartphones'

Fish sperm found to extract and recycle rare Earth elements.

Anthropocene era: Humans changed the Earth's geology by setting off atomic bombs in 1945

Scientists say humans started a new geological era in 1945 with the start of the nuclear age.

Philippines: Two new lizard species discovered in Manila black market for sale as exotic pets

Two unknown lizard species now priority for conservation efforts following discovery in Manila.

Most crops and animal products have seen peak production; researchers warn of limited resources

Key commodities like maize, rice, wheat or soya, and animal products, such as fish, meat, milk and eggs have reached their limits of extraction.

DNA studies trace lineage of kangaroos to extinct giant wallabies

Present day banded hare-wallabies listed as endangered linked to giant Roos of the past.

Mankind 'pushed into danger zone' by breaching four of the nine planetary boundaries

Climate change, species loss, land-use alterations and fertiliser overuse endangering Earth.

Oceans facing wildlife Armageddon: 'We are falling off a mass extinction cliff - but we're not there yet'

Marine wildlife facing devastation if Industrial Revolution of the sea continues.

Sea turtles use Earth's magnetic field to navigate home across thousands of miles

Sea turtles appear to have inbuilt compass that directs them to beach where they were born.

Empty Spaces, Abandoned Places, Johnny Joo, UrbexUS

Empty spaces, abandoned places: Photographs by urban explorer Johnny Joo

Haunting photographs of abandoned places by urban explorer Johnny Joo.

UK winter weather: Beautiful photos of snow in Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales

Much of Britain has been turned into a winter wonderland, with roads and fields blanketed with snow.

Global sea level 'rising faster than previously believed'

Acceleration of global sea level "significantly larger" than scientists predicted.

Iceland: Holuhraun lava field biggest in 200 years, Nasa satellite images show

Lava has been gushing from fissures north of Iceland's largest glacier for five months.

Sri Lankan snake species sighted in southern India suggesting ancient land links

The snake can jump five metres and disappear suddenly, says the biologist who spotted it.

Gold mining leading to felling of tropical forests in South America

Around 1700 sq km of land around protected areas has been lost to gold mining in a decade

How the zebra really got his stripes: To stay cool in savannah heat

Study looks at adaptive significance of zebras and tests the theories about them.

Britain told to brace itself for 48 hours of snow and sleet

Motorists warned to take care driving due to "treacherous conditions" in coming days

Thailand: Workers catch 3,000 fish in the flooded abandoned New World shopping centre in Bangkok

Amazing photos of workers catching fish inside a flooded abandoned shopping centre in Bangkok.

Lion's mane jellyfish and giant octopus: How big sea monsters really are

Human bias towards larger animals has misconstrued true size of many sea beasts.

Parasitic infections rising due to climate change induced sea level rise say fossil studies

Increase in infection by flatworms in the Holocene period is being linked to sea level rise similar to that seen today.

Global warming: Every degree rise could see a drop in wheat yield by quarter of present production

One degree of rise in temperature locally will cut wheat production by 6%.

Climate change: Social cost of carbon six times higher than current estimates

Stanford scientists say cost per ton of C02 emissions is $220.

Climate change: Global warming hiatus explained by atmosphere-cooling volcanic eruptions

Stabilisation of warming over last 15 years explained by atmosphere-cooling eruptions.

Scotland: Prehistoric marine predator prowled Isle of Skye waters 170 million years ago

The 14ft long creature looked like a dolphin and preyed on fish and reptiles.

India: Tiger numbers stabilise in protected habitats but poaching remains huge threat

From 1706 in 2010, the tiger numbers are now between 1720 and 1800.

AirAsia disaster: Climate change links to turbulence may throw light, say experts

Jet streams linked to global warming shown to increase turbulence in transatlantic region.

Polar bears adapting to ice loss and climate change?

Bear population distributions over the last decades suggest the mammal is adapting to climate change.

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