Some Greenland sharks alive today may have been contemporaries of Shakespeare. With a scarred heart that beats for centuries, this deep-sea shark defies age-related decline.
From planting trees to painting streets white, US cities are fighting extreme heat.
In Fiji in the South Pacific, farmers are reading nature's warning signs to predict hurricanes – from creeping Yam vines to hornets nesting.
July has been very dry so when will it rain again in the UK?
Sarah Keith-Lucas details five things you need to know about how the UK climate has changed.
Reading University data has recorded 15 days above 30C this summer, exceeding the 14 days in 1976.
Marine temperatures could peak to 'category 4,' 'extreme' levels for the time of year according to a Met Office warning.
The UK's next heatwave is here, but will it feel as hot and sticky as the last one?
An expert says many can not handle the high temperatures we have been experiencing.
Campaigners say people just need to fly less amid unbearable heat and wildfires.
More than eight million households have been placed under hosepipe bans - which has raised questions about how effectively water resources are being managed.
The furry bodies of UK bumblebees are specially adapted for cold weather - making heatwaves a struggle.
A 3D-printed battery designed at Queen's University Belfast could speed up energy storage research.
The specimens with links to Charles Darwin will soon be studied by scientists across the world.
Volunteers harvest seagrass seeds in a bid to boost underwater meadows in the south of England.
The incoming PM is expected to announce fresh support for the North Sea from day one of his premiership.
Emma and Steve Stav grow 200 banana plants in their garden in Rayleigh, Essex.
Canadian leader Mark Carney says both the US and Canada have an equal responsibility to fight climate change, which experts say are worsening wildfire conditions.
Canadian officials say that fire activity in Ontario is beginning to ease, with air quality expected to improve in US cities too.
Maricopa County in Arizona has some of the hottest temperatures, but it has reduced the number of heat-related deaths.
Under the proposals, the EU plans to relax its emissions trading system to give companies more time to reduce their carbon output.
As wildfires blaze through Canada, air quality alerts are in place there and in parts of the US. Here are the profound ways wildfire smoke influences your physical and mental health.
The government is asked to consider whether it should test children at the hottest time of year.
The latest report on the UK's climate warns cold mountainous areas are also being lost.
