In the past year the country has recorded 179 elephant deaths due to the ongoing drought.

Fire crews are tackling a fire in Hankley Common in Surrey and Thamesmead in south-east London.

Tiangong or Heavenly Palace is scheduled to be operational by the end of 2022.

The incident follows a spate of action where environmental activists have targeted famous artworks.

Using epoxy resin to make art has exploded as an online trend, but experts are urging caution about its use.

Nasa has produced a visualisation of annual temperatures since 1880 showing warming temperatures.

The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins examines why this heatwave is different.

Fires could be seen raging on both sides of the track in the Spanish province of Zamora.

The elephant and her calf fell into a deep pit in a national park in Thailand.

Helsinki’s Pikku-Finlandia is a reusable wooden building with load-bearing tree trunks and branches.

The asteroid, which lit up the night sky in Santiago, was caught on camera.

A hairdresser in Wales is collecting her customers’ hair and turning it into something useful.

The new species of giant water lily has been hiding in plain sight for 177 years.

Cern physicist Dr Andre David describes the moment scientists found the ‘God particle’

About 11 million tonnes of plastic waste flows into the ocean each year, the UN says.

As resources are depleted on Earth, many scientists suggest the asteroid belt could be mined instead.

Houses and roads in a mountainous southern region were flooded, and vehicles were stranded in the mud.

A treaty to protect the world’s oceans is being discussed this week – what is at stake?

The biggest freshwater fish ever documented, weighing in at 300kg (661lb), is found in the Mekong river in Cambodia.

Across the UK, volunteer harvesters are helping to fight food waste by sending produce to food banks.

Women from across Australia will present a visual petition to MPs, calling for urgent action.