From BBC Donald Trump has signed a controversial executive order aimed at stepping up deep-sea mining within US and in international waters. The move to allow exploration outside its national waters has been met by condemnation from China which said…

From NPR President Trump signed an order Thursday aimed at making it easier for companies to mine the ocean floor. Scientists and environmental groups say it could harm a fragile ecosystem. (Image credit: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research)…

From BBC China will let scientists from six countries, including the US, examine the rocks it collected from the Moon – a scientific collaboration that comes as the two countries remain locked in a bitter trade war. Two Nasa-funded US…

From BBC 19 hours ago ShareSave Justin Rowlatt Climate Editor ShareSave BBC Listen to Justin read this article Just Stop Oil (JSO) activists are dusting down their placards, digging out their infamous fluorescent orange vests, and charging up their loud…

From BBC Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has called for countries to cooperate to reduce the risk to global energy supplies. He was speaking at the opening of a two day summit on energy security in London, which is being attended…

From BBC Icebergs as large as cities, potentially tens of kilometres wide, once roved the coasts of the UK, according to scientists. Researchers found distinctive scratch marks left by the drifting icebergs as they gouged deep tracks into the North…

From BBC Water companies should no longer be allowed to monitor their own levels of sewage pollution, the industry body has told the BBC exclusively. Instead they are proposing a new, third-party monitoring system to build consumer trust. The recommendation…

From NPR Despite improvements in air quality in past decades, 156 million Americans still breathe in too much soot or ozone, says the annual State of the Air report from the American Lung Association. (Image credit: ETIENNE LAURENT) Read the…

From BBC 11 hours ago ShareSave Alex Moss BBC News, Yorkshire Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News ShareSave University of York Bite marks found on the skeleton of a Roman gladiator are the first archaeological evidence of combat between a…