Environment

Soldier killed and skiers injured after Mount Shirane volcano erupts in Japan triggering avalanche

One soldier was killed and at least 14 people injured, some critically, when rocks from an erupting volcano rained down on skiers at a mountain resort in central Japan on Tuesday (23 January) and an avalanche soon after the eruption engulfed about a dozen skiers.

Jan 23, 2018

Pentagon, Empire State Building and Buckingham Palace built with mineralised microbes that coexisted with dinosaurs

Some of the iconic buildings like the Pentagon and Buckingham Palace are full of ancient Jurassic-era microbes.

Jan 20, 2018

Sign warning residents of water restrictions is seen in Cape Town, South Africa

This drought-stricken city may run out of water soon! Day Zero not far away

Drought-stricken South African city of Cape Town may run out of water in about three months.

Jan 19, 2018

'That good old Global Warming' is getting serious: 2017 among warmest years since 1880, even without El Niño

The long-term global warming trend continued in 2017, making it one of the hottest years on record.

Jan 19, 2018

From Mayan artefacts, graves to extinct fauna, here's what world's largest underwater cave holds [Video]

Divers have discovered the world's largest underwater cave in Eastern Mexico.

Jan 18, 2018

Is deadly Mount Etna not a real volcano? Study suggests it's just 'a giant hot spring'

A new study, which has compared Mount Etna to "a giant hot spring," says that the deadly volcano is incredibly gassy.

Jan 17, 2018

Saving the merry tunes for posterity

Life in the chaotic city has been more than enlivened by birds — these creatures from the heavens.

Jan 17, 2018

World's biggest air purifier: Over 100-metre high tower is fighting China's air pollution

The tower is a smaller version of a much bigger smog tower that is expected to be built in other Chinese cities.

Jan 16, 2018

Octopus camouflage: Rare footage shows how it changes its colour to protect itself from predators [Video]

"It was pretty incredible to see this happen right in front of my eyes - all creatures of the undersea world are amazing in their own way," Seguin mentioned.

Jan 15, 2018

18 new species of assassin pelican spiders, known as 'living fossils', discovered in Madagascar

The spiders are called pelican because of their resemblance to pelican birds.

Jan 13, 2018

Dramatic rescues from California mudslides

Local firefighters, the United States Coast Guard and other emergency responders are on the ground in California attempting to rescue as many victims as they can from the severe mudslides in California.

Jan 11, 2018

Fossilised giant burrowing bat, 3 times the size of today's average bats, discovered in New Zealand

The giant bat had an estimated weight of about 40 grams, and had specialised teeth.

Jan 11, 2018

When climate change starts determining sex: Rising temperatures turning 99% of sea turtles female

The climate appears to be changing so fast that these sea turtles are struggling to adjust to it.

Jan 9, 2018

Dear wine lovers, your favourite drink's taste might change; here's why

Wolkovich says that wine producers will now face a choice: 'proactively experiment with new varieties, or risk suffering the negative consequences of climate change.'

Jan 7, 2018

Earth's oceans losing breath as 'dead zones' with no oxygen quadrupled in volume in last 50 years

The oxygen in the so-called "dead zones" plummets to levels so low that many animals suffocate and die.

Jan 5, 2018

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