Environment

Drought leads to mass cutting of trees in Los Angeles

City officials in Los Angeles have said they dont have enough water to irrigate all the trees in the city, so they are cutting down roughly 14,000 of those that are dead or dying from drought.

Jul 7, 2015

Rare Albino Whale Spotted in New Zealand

The mammal was spotted along with another black humpback whale on Sunday

Jul 7, 2015

Solar Impulse 2: Sun energy aircraft breaks world record for the longest non-stop solo flight

Solar Impulse 2, which is attempting to fly between Japan and Hawaii powered only by the suns energy, has broken a world record for the longest non-stop solo flight.

Jul 3, 2015

Sea turtle wearing GoPro camera swims through Great Barrier Reef [video]

Video posted as UN body decides not to put Australias Great Barrier Reef on its world danger list.

Jul 1, 2015

UK hottest day: Is it hot enough to fry an egg outside?

No it is not hot enough to fry an egg outside.

Jul 1, 2015

Japan Raises Volcano Alert for Mt Hakone After Small Eruption

The Japan Meteorological Agency said volcanic ash was emitted from the area

Jun 30, 2015

Solar Impulse enters Pacific on riskiest leg of journey around the world

The solar-powered craft will cover 7,900 kms from Nagoya to Hawaii in 120 hours

Jun 29, 2015

Gujarat Floods: Death Toll Reaches 81; Amreli District Worst Affected

The state government has declared a compensation of ₹4 lakh each to the families of the deceased.

Jun 26, 2015

Israel: Thousands of jellyfish clog up cooling system of Rutenberg power station

Workers at Rutenberg power station struggled to remove the large swarm of slimy sea creatures.

Jun 25, 2015

2,000 year old Roman ship discovered off coast of Sardinia [Video]

Ancient ship was found by Italian police loaded with terracotta roofing tiles.

Jun 24, 2015

Deep water explorations near Galapagos islands unveil unusual new species

Deep water explorations near the Galapagos Islands that took place earlier in June unveiled underwater species never seen before, a video posted to a social media website showed.

Jun 22, 2015