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Geraint Radford, from Ystalyfera in the Swansea Valley, photographs bugs and plants in his garden. He uses social media to try to encourage more people to get into macro photography. He said: “Insects get a hard time, we’re conditioned to find them scary. I try to take pictures of them that show them in a

Kenya’s Wildlife and Tourism ministry says that climate change is now a bigger threat to elephant conservation than poaching. In the past year, the country has recorded 179 elephant deaths due to the ongoing drought affecting the Horn of Africa. Following consecutive seasons of poor rains, rivers and water pans have dried up and grasslands

A large grass fire covering at least eight hectares (20 acres) of land was declared a major incident in Surrey on Sunday. Several fire engines attended the scene at Hankley Common, near Farnham. There were separate blazes in Suffolk, Hertfordshire and Thamesmead in London, where fire engines, a fire boat and about 65 firefighters dealt

Passengers travelling on a Spanish train were alarmed as their train momentarily stopped and wildfires could be seen on both sides of the track. The footage was captured in the Spanish province of Zamora. A spokesperson from rail operator Adif told the Associated Press that the passengers were never in danger.

Pikku-Finlandia (or Little Finlandia) is a temporary venue hosting large events in the Finnish capital, Helsinki, while the city’s iconic Finlandia Hall is closed for refurbishment. It’s a reusable wooden building that includes whole trees with protruding branches as part of the structure. Fully recyclable and transportable, it will be packed up and taken to

A new species of giant water lily has been discovered by scientists – and it’s been hiding in plain sight for 177 years. The huge plant had been in the archives of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – and was growing in a number of aquatic collections – but it was mistakenly identified as another

Ten years ago, scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (Cern) made an exciting announcement – they had moved one step closer to understanding the origins of the universe with the discovery of the Higgs boson, the so-called ‘God particle’. Physicist Dr Andre David was one of the scientists working at the Large Hadron

About 11 million tonnes of plastic waste flows into the ocean each year, according to the UN. On International Plastic Bag Free Day, population correspondent Stephanie Hegarty asks how effective efforts are to recycle plastic. She finds that even in countries where a large amount of plastic waste is collected, only part of it is

Asteroids hold large amounts of valuable minerals and metals. That is what International Asteroid Day is raising awareness about on 30 June. As resources are depleted on Earth, some scientists suggest asteroids could be mined instead. But could developing countries be left out of this new space race? Video produced by Suneth Perera and Joe

Aerial footage has captured the extent of the damage after heavy rains triggered mudslides in southern Austria. Houses and roads in the Carinthia region were flooded with muddy, flowing water – and some vehicles were stranded in the mud. Local officials have said at least one person has died, and another has been reported missing.

A UN conference that could result in progress towards a treaty to protect the world’s oceans is starting in Portugal this week. Oceans cover more than 70% of our planet. They provide around half of the world’s oxygen and absorb more CO2 than the Earth’s atmosphere. At the same time they are facing threats from

The UK government says that nuclear is critical to its climate plans, but can it deliver? Jordan Dunbar from The Climate Question podcast has been given rare access to Hinkley point B and Point C to learn more about what it will take to build eight new reactors by 2050. Filmed and edited by Laura

Professor Brian Cox has reflected on the possibility that humans could be Martians – rather than the suspected life forms on the planet of Mars. The renowned physicist told the BBC’s Sunday Morning programme there were still lots of unknowns and suggested that life on Earth could have originated elsewhere.

Behind-the-scenes footage shows staff sorting the contents of people’s recycling bins by hand to remove items that should not be in there. Staff at the £14m recycling facility in Forest Town, Nottinghamshire, help manually sort through 85,000 tonnes of waste each year, alongside automated methods. Once separated, the usable waste goes to manufacturers to make

Rachel Hurst is a student at the University of East Anglia helping other students to address their climate anxieties through on-campus climate cafes. It’s part of a new programme created by the university and mental health charity Norfolk and Waveney Mind, who saw young people worried about climate change using their services. A recent global

Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a… street cleaner can? According to The World Bank, waste generation rates are rising. In 2016, the worlds’ cities generated over 2bn tonnes of solid waste, amounting to a footprint of 0.74 kilograms per person, per day. Much of this waste ends up on streets, and Nigerian environmentalist Jonathan Olakunle dresses