The UK has had its warmest spring on record - and its driest for 50 years, the Met Office has said.

A new independent body could be created to oversee how environmental law is implemented in Wales, bringing the country in line with the rest of the UK.

Regular exercise after treatment cuts the risk of death in cancer patients by more than a third, a new study has found.

More than 25,000 people across central Canada have been forced to leave their homes to escape dozens of wildfires that have reduced air quality and visibility there and in some US states along the border.

A new drug could stop some breast cancer tumours from using hormones to grow, a trial has found.

Forty hectares of greenhouses, heated by the burning of rubbish, are set to be built in Essex - making it the largest low-carbon horticulture site in Europe.

A leading British palliative care consultant has described the assisted dying bill as "not fit for purpose" and is urging MPs to stop the bill from progressing any further.

Torrents of water that barrelled through a market town in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger this week have now killed at least 151 people, officials said on Saturday.

A new three-drug combination could help women with a common form of aggressive breast cancer live longer, a study has suggested.

A ban on disposable vapes comes into force on Sunday, with a warning issued about the "life-threatening dangers" of stockpiling.

Dozens of enormous wildfires have erupted across Canada, already forcing 21,000 evacuations and spewing toxic smoke into the air.

Elon Musk has said he wants to send a spacecraft crewed by humanoid robots on a voyage to Mars by the end of next year.

Well over a third of Europe, including parts of holiday destinations like Spain, Greece and Italy, are now in drought.

The name Elon Musk is perhaps one of the most recognisable in the modern day.

A new ultra-sensitive blood test which can detect tiny fragments of tumour DNA could be "revolutionary" for NHS patients.

The twin threats of climate change and Russian malign activity in the Arctic must be taken "deadly seriously," David Lammy has warned.

Plans to create Scotland's third national park in Galloway and Ayrshire have been scrapped, the Scottish government has announced.

North West England has officially entered a drought, the Environment Agency has said.

Neanderthals may have made art just like modern humans do, researchers in Spain have said.

Elon Musk's plans to go to Mars may not have come crashing down to Earth but they've certainly suffered a significant setback.