'As far as we know this is a first ? sourcing plastic waste as a raw material for a new vehicle' - UN Environment Programme
Plastic waste found in remote parts of the Antarctic this year add to evidence that pollution is spreading to the ends of the Earth, Greenpeace said.
Governments should consider banning or taxing single-use bags or food containers to stem a tide of pollution, a UN report said.
Some white storks are choosing to spend winter in rubbish dumps eating garbage rather than make the exhausting journey south, scientists said.
Ocean heat wave harming world's coral reefs, causing coral bleaching and death - experts
Land degradation costs the world economy trillions of dollars a year, a UN-backed study says.
Many of the world's plants are turning 'alien', spread by people into new areas where they choke out native vegetation, say scientists.
The Red List of Endangered Species, backed by governments, scientists and conservationists, grew to 22 784 species in 2015.
Maximum ice extent this year is ‘the lowest in the satellite record’ say scientists, who point to global warming as the cause.
Nearly 1 500 new creatures found in our oceans last year, but millions more organisms are still unknown.
Dolphin-sized robots are giving clues to a thaw of Antarctica's ice in a sign of how technology is revolutionising data collection in remote polar regions.
Governments are failing to meet goals to protect animals and plants set out in a biodiversity plan for 2020, a UN report showed.
Using 'footprint DNA' could let scientists study animal numbers and movements more cheaply and without disturbing habitats.
Decades of climate change bring risks that people will accept higher temperatures, with more heatwaves, downpours and droughts, as normal.
A new study challenges common belief that the world's biggest tropical forest is far older than 2 000 years.
Many fish stocks in the high seas are under pressure from illegal and unregulated catches, says a new report.
A report, endorsed by governments, is meant as the main scientific guide for nations working on a UN deal.
Many nations say that a draft UN report should do more to mention drawbacks of bioenergy.
World powers are running out of time to slash their use of high-polluting fossil fuels, a draft UN study shows.
New study rejects theories that shift in rainfall is tied to pause in global warming.
A slowdown in the pace of global warming is likely to be only a pause in a longer-term trend, say academics.
Eruptions of at least 17 volcanoes ejected sulphur whose sun-blocking effect had been largely ignored until now.
A thawing Antarctic glacier that is the biggest contributor to rising sea levels is likely to continue shrinking for decades.
Scientists have produced hydrogen by accelerating a natural process found in rocks deep below the Earth's surface.
The study is part of a drive to work out how climate change affects the frequency of extreme weather, from droughts to floods.