Scientists worldwide join forces to demand tougher action on consumption and population at next week's Rio+20 summit.

Predator plants may cut back on flies if they can access key nutrients elsewhere, researchers say.

A biofuel venture set up by Shell in Brazil is to give up plans to buy sugar cane grown illegally in ancestral indigenous lands.

The Australian government says it will create the world's largest network of marine parks, including the Coral Sea, ahead of the Rio+20 summit.

The American mountain lion or cougar is re-populating parts of the US, raising questions about its relationship with humans, scientists say.

A 10-year-old girl has had a major blood vessel in her body replaced with one grown in the laboratory, Swedish doctors report.

GM crops that produce their own insecticide may deliver benefits for neighbouring plants, a study suggests.

Europe looks set to roll out its ambitious new Earth observation programme even though the long-term budget to support it has still not been agreed.