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Earth News

Get a birds-eye view of French village threatened by the advancing sea

Ever-rising sea levels and increasingly violent storms have made it impossible for people to live close to the coast.

Nature

Take a look at 5 stunning animal photos that captured people’s hearts

A ghostly snow leopard, playful polar bear and tragic baby monkey were voted top in the Natural History Museum competition.

Climate

How even rich Bavaria cannot provide shelter from climate change

They know the floods will come again. But with state aid withdrawn and insurance too expensive, will there be more climate migrants in Bavaria?

Climate

In pictures: Hot January floods and pollutes rivers in Eastern Europe

An iconic European river has filled with plastic bottles, old tyres and fridges after heavy rain.

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Climate

Ghost town: The Moldovans who refused to be climate migrants

Following devastating flooding in 2010, most residents of Cotul Morii moved away. But some were determined to stay in the deserted village.

Climate

How fire turned a goat herder into a climate migrant in 'empty Spain'

Álvaro had just begun his work as a goat herder when a virulent fire forced him out of a depopulated region that needs people to fight climate change.

Climate

How a storm turned a French resort into a climate change laboratory

Pensioners Anne and Jean Birault became climate migrants 12 years ago, after one night in La Faute-sur-Mer changed their lives forever.

World News

Which are some of the best photographs taken in 2022?

Which is your favourite?

Earth News

In photos: The most striking environmental images of 2022

As we approach the end of the year, we take a look back at photos that tell 2022's climate story.

Moments

Here are 7 of the best Northern Lights photos from around the world

The Northern Lights Photographer of the Year showcases some of the best images taken in 2022.

Culture news

Unseen photos of the last Moon walk, 50 years ago

In 1972, Apollo 17 was the final mission to put a human on the Moon. Newly remastered images bring that trip to life.

Ukraine

Cat ceramics bringing joy to children in Ukraine war zone

How restarting a pottery studio in Mykolaiv is helping to distract children from hardships in a war zone.

Mobility

How nationalism doomed the International Space Station

The International Space Station is approaching the end of its lifetime. This is why we’re unlikely to see another similar project take its place.

Spain

'Terrifying cocktail': Spain's worst environmental disaster, 20 years

Never before had 63,000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil washed up on Iberian coasts, creating a 2,000 kilometres-long polluted area stretching from Portugal to Spain and all the way to France.

Culture news

Ukraine's 'The Wall' murals in Vienna and Berlin

Across Europe from November to the end of December are new murals showing artistic and cultural cooperation between Ukraine and the EU.

Earth News

Climate campaigners protest at COP27 despite restrictive rules

Protest is limited at the climate conference in Sharl El Sheikh with actions confined to a designated area.

Tech News

The real-life Balkan micronation being built first in the metaverse

The independent country, which occupies a slither of unclaimed land wedged between Serbia and Croatia, will take shape in virtual reality.

My Europe Series

Above and beyond: Europeans behind huge air relief effort for Ukraine

Two Germans with a passion for aviation are behind what is claimed to be the largest aerial civilian humanitarian aid operation in history. Here is the story of Ukraine Air Rescue and its pilots.

Mobility

In pictures: The Earth and Moon captured by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft

The spacecraft is on a 12-year journey to capture the diversity and mystery of asteroids.

Ukraine

In pictures: Irpin's Peace Street residents prepare for winter

“It feels like the winter was just over and here the other one comes”, the usual life of Bucha and Irpin residents was over the moment Russia attacked Ukraine in the end of February. Today, trying to rebuild what was lost, they face many problems, yet looking forward to the future with hope.