The common toad is in decline across much of the UK, and needs better protection, say conservationists.

New, independent research seen by the BBC suggests Heathrow airport could build a new runway without breaking European pollution laws.

Fracking can go ahead in Lancashire, says the government, in a landmark ruling for the UK shale gas industry.

Scientific detective work on fossils collected in Victorian times has identified two new species of ichthyosaurs - the giant sea reptiles that swam at the time of the dinosaurs.

Half a century of the planet's volcanic eruptions and earthquakes go online in a unique animated app.

Levels of beneficial omega-3 oils in farmed salmon have fallen significantly in the past five years.

A landmark deal has been struck by the aviation industry to limit greenhouse gases, but environmentalists are unimpressed.