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Bloodhound land speed racer blasts to 628mph
The British jet-powered car goes faster still during trials on a dried-out lakebed in South Africa.
General election 2019: Lib Dems pledge £100bn climate fund over five years
Plan to "decarbonise capitalism" would be funded by extra borrowing and tax changes, party says.
Sentinel for sea-level rise enters testing
The satellite that will maintain the "gold standard" measurement of ocean height is nearly complete.
'Alarm' over winter flood prospects in England
The Environment Agency is worried about further flooding this winter after near-record rainfall.
Leaf blowers fatal to declining insects, Germans warned
The government says leaf blowers are "fatal to insects", which are in dramatic decline in Germany.
Climate change: Warming signal links global floods and fires
Scientists say rising temperatures are having a big influence on the scale and frequency of extreme weather events.
Bloodhound car goes faster still - to 562mph
After some frustrating technical glitches, the land speed racer is upping its pace again.
Thousands of homes to be built in flood zones
Almost 10,000 new homes could be built on some of the most flood-prone areas of England.
Climate Change: How did a hacking scandal impact climate science?
What happened after a data hack suggested that climate change caused by humans is a hoax?
Black Friday: Brands opt out for environment reasons
More than 300 fashion brands pledge to not participate in Black Friday because it's not good for the planet.
Nasa probes oxygen mystery on Mars
The oxygen in Martian air is changing in a way that can't currently be explained by known chemical processes.
Western plastics 'poisoning Indonesian food chain'
Chicken eggs were found to contain 70 times the level allowed under European safety standards.
Could 'invisible barcodes' revolutionise recycling?
A pilot is in progress to see if invisible barcodes on packaging can improve recycling rates.
Bloodhound car returns to the track for brake testing
The British supersonic vehicle trials its airbrake system after a weekend in the repair shop.
Secrets of the largest ape that ever lived
The fossilised tooth of a mysterious extinct ape is shedding new light on the evolution of great apes.
Ebola vaccine approved as second jab trialled
A second Ebola vaccine is to be offered to thousands of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Hayabusa-2: Japan spacecraft leaves asteroid to head home
Hayabusa-2 will return with samples of the asteroid after its yearlong journey back to Earth.
Venice floods: Climate change behind highest tide in 50 years, says mayor
A state of disaster is declared as the Italian city is hit with a high tide of more than 1.87m.
Could digging up the ocean floor help save the planet?
The seabed is rich in metals, but what damage could mining it cause?
Electric car future may depend on deep sea mining
Demand is soaring for the metal cobalt, an essential ingredient in batteries and abundant on the seabed.