Mumbai's Aarey Forest: Woman fights to protect her from subway project

In the Indian megacity of Mumbai, there is an urban forest four times the size of Central Park in New York.

It is home to a community of native people who live with leopards.

The land is prime real estate and parts have been converted over the last few decades.

Now the government is pushing ahead with a controversial plan to dig deeper into the forest to build a depot for the subways.

The project has sparked widespread protests and debates about conservation and development. We follow an indigenous family struggling to maintain their unique lifestyle.

Film produced by BBC News, Filament Pictures and Confluence Media

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Antarctic penguins: How excess ice led to population declines

Scientists have identified a 43% decline in a large Adelie penguin population off Antarctica's east coast over the past decade.

Several years of extensive ice near the penguin colony are believed to have been the trigger, despite a general retreat in ice around Antarctica.

Video by Isabelle Rodd

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Kiburi gorilla finds new home at London Zoo

An 18-year-old silverback gorilla settles into his new home at ZSL London Zoo.

Kiburi is an endangered western lowland weighing 193 kg.

It was transported from Loro Parque Zoo in Tenerife to London Heathrow Airport before arriving at its new enclosure at Gorilla Kingdom.

He was transferred as part of an international breeding program and is being gradually introduced to the zoo's female gorillas, Mjukuu and Effie.

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Ros Atkins on... Is the 1.5°C climate target still possible?

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The BBC analysis team examines whether the UN goal of limiting global warming is still achievable.

Historic launch of NASA's Artemis I rocket

The most powerful rocket ever launched by NASA was launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The first launch attempt in August was canceled due to technical problems. The same thing happened on a second attempt in early September.

Happy third time. Artemis I is part of NASA's plan to eventually bring humans back to the moon. For this test flight, the payload is non-human and includes a Shaun the Sheep toy.

Read more: NASA's Artemis Moon rocket lifts off from Earth

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Ros Atkins on... Is the 1.5°C climate target still achievable?

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The BBC's analysis department examines whether the UN goal of limiting global warming is still achievable.

COP27: Antonio Guterres apologizes after reading bad speech

The UN Secretary-General caused a few laughs at COP27 when he started reading the wrong speech.

His staff quickly provided him with the correct paperwork and explained that he would be meeting with a group of youth delegates later that day and that this speech was for that event.

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COP27: Boris Johnson at the helm in a 'pure supporting role'

The former British Prime Minister said he was in a "supporting role" to current Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the COP27 climate summit.

Boris Johnson was asked if he was concerned when Sunak initially said he would not be attending the conference in Egypt on November 17 due to the UK government's budget preparations.

Johnson replied: "The Prime Minister is here. I'm glad he's here. He gave a remarkable speech the other day. He is absolutely on the right track."

He added that he attended the conference as "a Conservative Party foot soldier and spearman, just in a supporting role to remind the world of what we did in Glasgow".

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COP27: Will climate change make diseases more likely in the future?

Scientists say climate change is making more than half of all infectious diseases worse; and the World Health Organization says humanity must "prepare" to combat this threat to global health security.

As the planet warms, new viruses emerge and pandemics become more likely as disease-carrying animals and mosquitoes move to areas of the world where they have never been found before.

Watch how it turned out.

Video directed by Paul Organe and Joanne Whalley

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Climate change: Expert says simply saying no to fossil fuels won't work

Simply saying no to fossil fuels won't work, says climate scientist Professor Myles Allen.

Speaking to Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday, Professor Allen used a stick of coal to explain how burning fossil carbon will cause one degree of global warming.

It was the first time a prop was used on the show.

He also encouraged politicians to talk to energy companies and get them to manage the carbon dioxide they produce.

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