UN climate negotiations are bogged down in a dispute over who will take legal responsibility for the loss and damage caused by climate change.

More than 200 million people around the world are at risk of exposure to toxic waste globally a study has found.

UK company awaits a decision on its application to carry out the first European field trial of a genetically modified insect.

The Commons Environmental Audit Committee condemns "short-sighted" plans to scrap a green energy code for house builders.

Frederick Sanger, the British biochemist who twice won the Nobel Prize, has died at the age of 95.

Plans for a 1km (3,280ft) inflatable solar chimney are outlined by a leading balloon specialist.

The genome of a boy who died in central Siberia 24,000 years ago sheds light on the origins of Native Americans.