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Teenage boy flies from Sheffield to Essex via Berlin because it's cheaper than the train
Jordon Cox spent less going to Berlin and eating currywurst than if he'd got train straight home.
Scientists agree World 'Doomsday Clock' should remain at 3 minutes to midnight
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has been monitoring how close we are to destroying ourselves since 1947
Conspiracy theories: Moon landing would have been exposed in 3.5 years had it been faked
Equation for how hard it would be to maintain a conspiracy developed by Oxford University researcher.
Doomsday Clock: Watch announcement of how close Earth is to catastrophe live online
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to announce how close we are to the apocalypse with its Doomsday Clock.
El Nino: Ethiopia making 'every effort' to mitigate devastating drought as 10 million at risk
IBTimes UK speaks to Ethiopian diplomat on emergency response to tackle food insecurity and famine risks.
In Focus: Millions of people in southern Africa need global effort to cope with severe drought
IBTimes UK speaks with the World Food Programme following drought exacerbated by El Nino.
Bolivia's Lake Poopo dries up: Before and after images show the now-barren landscape
Climate change, drought and agriculture all blamed for Lake Poopó evaporating.
Global warming: Nasa animation shows disturbing rise in temperatures over last 135 years
Nasa said that global temperatures averaged in 2015 broke the previous record set in 2014 by 0.13C.
Climate experts agree 2015 was hottest year on record and 2016 may break more records
The NOAA, Nasa and Met Office have all announced that last year was the hottest year ever recorded globally.
China smog: Greenpeace reports pollution levels actually dropped in 2015
The data, which covers 367 cities, showed average PM2.5 levels dropping by 10% in 2015 compared to 2014.
Davos 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio asks world to put an end to fossil fuels
The Revenant star hailed Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates for his support towards 'zero-emissions'.
Stephen Hawking: Biggest threats to humanity are science and technology of our own making
Professor Hawking said that scientific and technological advances were humanity's biggest threats
No cigar for Elon Musk: SpaceX rocket fails to land on floating platform in ocean
Back to drawing board for SpaceX as Falcon 9 damaged while attempting landing on floating base.
Video: Hurricane Alex hits the Azores and heads for Greenland after being downgraded to a tropical storm
Waves pounded the mid-Atlantic islands but damage was less severe than feared.
Unusual 'Hurricane Alex' barrelling to the Azores linked to climate change and warmer waters
'Near-record' warm water tied to 'remarkable' development, say meteorologists.
Global warming 'may delay next ice age by 100,000 years'
Greenhouse gas emissions are driving the planet towards a prolonged warming trend, German scientists warn.
Anthropocene epoch: 5 reasons why scientists suggest we should make a new chapter for Earth
Five reasons scientists have suggested human activity has changed the Earth forever.
Melting Arctic ice: Wreckage of more than 100-year-old whaling ships found in Alaska
Noaa archaeologists say shipwrecks were revealed as a result of melting Arctic ice due to climate change.
El Nino: Photos show widespread flooding – with worse weather to come
Meteorologists predict freak weather caused by El Nino will continue across the world.
Wind-farm wars: Dorset's rolling Hardy country the new battleground of 'nimbys' versus 'windies'
Locals in Charminster divided on proposed new wind farm in picturesque valley, with decision to be made on 28 January
Aliso Canyon gas leak: Over 150 million pounds of methane poured into atmosphere in Los Angeles
The massive natural gas leak at Aliso Canyon storage facility in Los Angeles is still uncontained.
Those calling for bigger flood defences don't understand the complexity of UK flooding
Flood defences didn't fail, they worked to capacity but were overwhelmed by rivers exceeding record levels.
New Year 2016: Five threats to humanity bigger than Isis
From climate change to obesity, these have a bigger impact on humankind than Daesh.
Switzerland experiences its warmest winter in 150 years
The country is 3.4C above the historical average for December.
UK floods: Political rowing and compensation complaints begin as swathes of Britain submerged
MPs argue that budget cuts have affected flood defences while victims complain about compensation.
Climate Change in 2015: What happened this year?
COP21 and the infamous two degrees Celsius. What happened in 2015 to prompt these big measures?
Beijing's smog 'red alerts' are a positive sign of the times in China
It's hopefully heralding a more environmentally conscious and accountable country
Climate change: Cloudy oceans could give coral reefs the best protection
Hazy water can block sunlight from contributing to global warming in coral reefs, providing a refuge.
Damaging mass 'coral bleaching' will turn Great Barrier Reef animals white in early 2016
Mass coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef caused by El Nino will take place early in 2016.
Sorry, meat eaters: Bacon is not better for the environment than lettuce
The study did not examine the effects of vegetarian diets on the environment.