A European satellite that will acquire data critical for weather forecasters has launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

Details of a plan for a million healthy ponds in the UK are being announced to combat decades of neglect.

One of the most important European space launches of the year takes place from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, later.

The first licence allowing farmers to shoot badgers in an attempt to reduce cattle TB is to be issued on Monday.

Badgers could be shot across England within weeks, barring a last minute legal challenge.

Kenya's government is to inaugurate a project that will encircle much of the country's highest peak with an electric fence to stop wild animals straying.

Humans may be destabilising desert ecosystems across the world, according to a new study.

Scientists in the Arctic are warning that this summer's record-breaking melt is part of an accelerating trend with profound implications.

UK trees are facing an "unprecedented level of threat" from pests and diseases, the Forestry Commission has warned.

A mysterious new species of stick insect has been discovered living in the Philippines by scientists.