EarthPlastic-eating bacteria can help waste self-destructScientists make a self-destructing plastic using plastic-eating bacteria in a sci-fi like development.These tricks make wind farms more bird-friendlyTensions grow as China ramps up mining for green techFuture Earth: Sign up to our newsletterWATCHInside the Icelandic plant turning CO2 into rocksClimate solutionsHow I tempted a frog to live in our gardenFutureHow Earth Day was bornFutureThe 1968 photo that changed the worldFutureThe rivers cleared by conveyor belt in EcuadorFutureFuture PlanetThese hungry insects chomp on plastic as foodWriggling critters armed with enzymes can break down plastics that would otherwise take decades, or even centuries to degrade.FutureCalifornia's beaches are home to wild fish orgiesMillions of small fish fling themselves on Californian beaches to have sex – strictly under the full or new Moon.FutureWorld of WonderNasa reveals giant lava lake on Jupiter's volcanic moonNew research suggests the fiery moon Io has been spewing lava for billions of years.See moreVideoAlaska's melting glaciers that rip homes apartQasa Alom meets a team conducting research on Alaska's changing environment.Weather & scienceWhy giant hailstones are on the riseAlthough huge hailstones are still rare, there are signs that their frequency and size are increasing.Weather & scienceListen to world's first 'chat' between humans and whalesScientists had a conversation with Twain, the humpback whale. 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