Former US astronaut and Senator John Glenn celebrates the 50th anniversary of his orbit of Earth by chatting with crew on the International Space Station.

European Union officials are expected to vote on draft legislation that would label Canadian fuel as more polluting than oil from other parts of the world.

US Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum renews an attack on President Barack Obama's environmental policy, calling it "political science'.

The US and Mexico agree to work together to develop oil and gas fields that straddle their maritime boundary in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Met Office needs new supercomputers to make confident extreme weather warnings and more accurate long-term forecasts, a group of MPs says.

Beluga whales are among rare species recorded at, or near to, proposed sites for marine renewables, according to a new report.

A study at Edinburgh University finds people involved in manufacturing a material used in touch screens may face a health risk.

The global hunt for Nasa's missing moon rocks