15 September 2019
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Australia bushfires are now 'hotter and more intense'
Scores of fires are raging across Australia's east coast, and the fire season has only just begun.
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Protesters suspended from a bridge in Houston
The group staged a protest from a bridge in Texas ahead of the Democratic debate.
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Detecting a lethal poison in drinking water
Scientists hope a new test will help millions of people in Bangladesh avoid arsenic in their water.
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Climate change: Five ways to be resilient
The Global Commission on Adaptation - a group of 34 leaders in politics, business and science say the world urgently needs to be made more "climate change resilient".
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How Japan's appetite for watching whales is growing
Evidence suggests there may now be more of a future in enjoying whales in the wild than eating them.
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In case you missed it
If you were one of the millions watching BBC Parliament this week, here are some stories you may have missed.
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Greenland: 'It's scary to see the ice melting'
Greenlanders talk about the impact of their country's giant ice sheet melting and what they can do about it.
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Greenland's rapidly vanishing glaciers
The BBC's David Shukman returns to the Sermilik glacier that he last visited in 2004.
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Women in science: 'Go for it'
Only a third of scientists are women but Nobel Laureate Elizabeth Blackburn wants young women to persist.
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Greta Thunberg arrives in New York City for UN Climate Summits
The teen climate change activist arrives in New York City after a 15-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean on a solar-powered boat.
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Could farmed insects be the perfect pet-food ingredient?
Insect-based foods may be better for pets than prime steak, according to the British Veterinary Association.
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Pacific 'pumice raft' stretched to 'horizon'
Two sailors recall their encounter with a vast sea of floating volcanic rocks in the Pacific Ocean.
