As the UN warns that the number of refugees is at its highest since the second world war, campaigners have called for more to be done...
The building of the world’s largest optical and infrared telescope has begun – on top of a 3,000 metre-high (10,000ft) mountain in Cerro Armazones, Chile. To...
Students from across the UK have won a competition from the Norstec Academy to take part in an offshore wind industry tour, after they were asked...
The UN’s world heritage committee has decided to put on hold a decision about whether list the Great Barrier Reef in Australia as endangered because of...
Investment management firm Quilter Cheviot, which specialises in sustainability, has been recognised for its work in providing investment solutions to charities. The firm has made it...
A combination of human-caused environmental degradation and efforts to control the great Yellow river in China, made almost 3,000 years ago, may be responsible for flooding...
Secretary-general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said that he believes Russia is working with environmental groups to oppose fracking developments...
Action groups have warned the government that it cannot afford to be complacent about rising poverty in Britain. This comes after results from the largest study...
Waitrose has been handed the title of the UK’s best supermarket at the 2014 Which? Awards for its quality and service, while Apple and Samsung were...
“There is surprising – even shocking – good news” in the fight against climate change, former US vice-president and environmental campaigner Al Gore has said, while...
The government has described the UK as the “most advanced social investment market”, in its 2014 progress update which looks at how the market is growing...
A team of scientists have proposed extending flight routes to bypass contrail areas and as a result reduce the significant impact contrails have on the ozone...
The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) has published a report assessing how best the government can achieve the UK’s 2020 renewable transport target. It has been...
Siemens has seen positive results from its Females into Industry Challenge, which aims to welcome more female apprentices and give the business a “leading edge over...
Britons drink an estimated 165 million cups of tea every day, creating a huge market and one we cannot afford to see reduced due to climate...