Stargazers around the world glimpse 'Blood Moon' lunar eclipse

Stargazers across the globe gathered to witness a near-total lunar eclipse on Thursday night and early Friday morning.

Some parts of the world had a chance to see a rare 'Blood Moon' , when the Sun, Earth and Moon line up in the night sky.

It comes just weeks after millions of people witnessed the most significant solar eclipse in nearly 30 years .

Watch: How does El Niño affect world weather?

The powerful natural climate phenomenon, that is developing over the Pacific Ocean, is likely to be the strongest in living memory, the Met Office has warned.

Watch: Hydrogen car breaks land speed record at 406 mph

The new record surpasses the previous official hydrogen combustion title set in 2004 by more than double the speed.

Rare footage shows wildlife drinking from pond due to drought

Watch: Orcas ram into fish so hard they explode

Marathon runners compete on drifting sea ice at North Pole

Organisers say 23 runners from seven countries took part in races at the Arctic's geographic North Pole.

Watch: New ISS crew blasts off from Kazakhstan

The Soyuz spacecraft will carry Nasa astronaut Anil Menon and cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina to the ISS for an eight-month mission.

How can you help wildlife during hot weather?

Sophia Herod has some tips for helping animals that might visit your garden or neighbourhood.

Watch: Typhoon Bavi forecast to bring heavy rains and floods to Taiwan, Japan and China

See how the powerful storm is expected to move across east Asia on Saturday.

Rare footage captured of Great White shark in Mediterranean Sea

A volunteer diver has described shaking as he filmed his encounter with an endangered Great White shark between Tunisia and Sicily.

Moment Blue Origin rocket explodes during test in Florida

A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on a launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida on Thursday night.

King Charles sends Attenborough a birthday message with help from 'friends'

In a video message from Buckingham Palace, wildlife helps the King deliver a birthday card for Sir David Attenborough.

Watch: How one orangutan braved new bridge to unite his split community

The forest where the Sumatran orangutans live has been split by a road.

'Unbelievable!': Backshall overjoyed at rare sighting of orcas

Steve Backshall spotted two of the UK's last surviving orcas which he described as one of his "greatest British wildlife moments".

Watch: Iconic global landmarks turn off lights for Earth Hour

France's Eiffel Tower and Barcelona's Sagrada Família Basilica were among the famous global landmarks that went dark for an hour on Saturday night.

Watch timelapse of Artemis II rocket rollout to launch pad

The 98m tall Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft made a four mile journey from their assembly building to Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Tenerife hit by snow as Storm Therese batters Canary Islands

What happens in space during a medical emergency?

BBC science correspondent Pallab Ghosh explains what happens if an astronaut gets ill in space.

Zoo celebrates arrival of Haggis the pygmy hippo

Flood alerts as Storm Benjamin hits South East

Watch: Weather forecast as Storm Benjamin hits England and Wales

The Met Office has issued yellow severe weather warnings for both wind and rain.