Environment

The Prince of Wales has described Sir David Attenborough as a "big inspiration" to him growing up, and the motivation behind his new wildlife documentary highlighting the work of rangers.In an unexpected appearance at a screening earlier this week,...

Helen BriggsBBC environment correspondent•@hbriggsGetty ImagesIn contrast, smaller sloths living in trees went largely unnoticed and have survived to this day."Living sloths are extremely slow and that's because they have a very low metabolic rate. This is their strategy to...

U.S. forecasters are expecting an above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, with 13 to 19 named storms, and 6 to 10 of those becoming hurricanes.Every year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other forecasters release...

Global warming will likely hinder our future ability to control ground-level ozone, a harmful air pollutant that...

Georgina RannardClimate and science reporterGetty ImagesTemperatures in the seas around the UK and Ireland have soared in the past week with some areas now 4C warmer than normal, with potential implications for marine life and people going swimming.The heatwave...

When wood thrushes arrive in northern Mississippi on their spring migration and begin to serenade my neighborhood with their ethereal, harmonized song, it’s one of the great joys of the season. It’s also a minor...

West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne infection that can be fatal to humans, has been detected in the UK for...

Scientists are warning that a 1,000-foot-tall “mega tsunami” could potentially wipe a large chunk of America off the map – if a strong enough earthquake hits a specific active fault line over the next 50 years.Alaska, Hawaii and parts...

Removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere efficiently is often seen as a crucial need for combatting climate...

Mark PoyntingClimate reporter, BBC NewsGettyThe world could see hugely damaging sea-level rise of several metres or more over the coming centuries even if the ambitious target of limiting global warming to 1.5C is met, scientists have warned.Nearly 200 countries...