Our planet - animals, plants, eco issues and careers info.

All creatures great and small

So you love animals and you'd love to work with them. Great. One of the ways you could get involved is through a career in animal science.

Wave energy device is producing power for the National Grid.

Engineers produce basis for non-polluting plastic.

Solar-powered plane rolled out for pre-flight tests.

Meet the Head of Biology at the Centre for Alternative Technology.

Researchers power an electronic device from a tree.

We've compiled our own FAQs to help you tell your carbon sinks from your hybrid cars.

For centuries, people have harnessed the wind's energy for power.