Environment

To the already very long list of problems caused by global warming, add toxic waste in old landfills exposed...

Esme StallardClimate and science correspondentGetty ImagesGarfield, Puss in Boots, Aristocats' Toulouse – cultural icons maybe, ginger most certainly.And now scientists across two continents have uncovered the DNA mystery that has given our furry friends, particularly males, their notable...

Look closely at your mobile phone or tablet. Touch-screen technology, speech recognition, digital sound recording and the internet were all developed using funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation.No matter where you live, NSF-supported research...

China, the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide, has seen a slight decline in those emissions over the past...

Helen BriggsBBC environment correspondent•@hbriggsGwyndaf HughesBBC climate and science teamGetty ImagesLucy Love, a garden birdwatch ambassador for the BTO, knows the blackbirds in her gardens by sight and has grown fond of them."They're beautiful birds – intelligent, friendly and they...

Malcolm Prior, Georgina Rannard, Jenny KumahBBC Rural Affairs and Climate and Science teamsGetty ImagesMany of the UK's rivers have hit exceptionally low levels and that could worsen in the next three months, according to the Centre for Ecology &...

Environmental Protection Agency head Lee Zeldin has said he wants the federal agency to accelerate scientific safety evaluations of various chemicals, including pesticides.The EPA reportedly has more than 500 pending reviews of proposed new...