Environment archive

The Nathusius' pipistrelle is believed to be the first confirmed discovery of its kind in the area.

Signs suggest the water vole population on the Hogsmill River in Surrey has been reestablished.

The Cernavodă plant, which produces 20% of Romania's electricity, is not expected to be restarted within the next 10 days.

Heat will spike again on Thursday with a rare warning in place and more records set to tumble.

Feral cats and foxes now roam across almost all of Australia. These predators are a major reason why many species have been driven to extinction. In response, conservation groups and authorities have turned to safe havens – islands or large fenced-off areas on land. Well known havens include Newhav...

Millions of people in the UK and Europe have been wowed by a once-in-a-generation solar eclipse.

In October 1982, Paraguay and Brazil closed the gates of the Itaipu River, beginning to fill the reservoir of what would soon be the world's largest dam.

Efan Dafydd's love of the cosmos continued to grow after meeting his hero, astronaut Tim Peake.

Federica Grassi/Getty Images When you are out and about at this time of year in many parts of Australia, a cold and sometimes drab winter is relieved by a blaze of brilliant yellow: soursob. It can look pretty, but sadly it’s an introduced weed that should have nothing to do with an Australian winte...