Science

• August was joint hottest month on record, says European climate agency
• How cleaning up the air is speeding up global warming - and revealing a bigger problem
• Backshall backs calls for natural history GCSE
• The trail of clues that suggest our planet might be heating faster than we realised
• Beavers 'could boost wildlife and tackle drought'
• Douglas Head designated a Conservation Area
• 'Adrenaline got us through New Forest wildfire'
• Nature GCSE backers want more 'greenlightenment'
• Watch: Downed trees and flooding as Hurricane Lowell batters western Hawaii
• The trail of clues that our planet might be heating faster than we realised
• 'River is flowing better than it has for 25 years'
• Site investigated over medical waste dumping claims
• Shetland spaceport project secures £30m of UK government investment
• Wildlife and access boost planned for city park
• Gaps in evidence on vaccinating badgers against TB, researchers say