Mexico: Popocatepetl volcano erupts spewing ash and smoke

Mexicos Popocatepetl volcano erupted on Thursday (29 October), belching ash and smoke across blue skies, authorities reported. A spectacular column of ash erupted from the volcano at 8.57am local time. The volcano is located 50 miles southeast of the capital, Mexico City.

Oct 30, 2015

Uttar Pradesh: Villagers desperate for water as wells, pumps run dry

People living in drought-hit districts of Pratapgarh and Chitrakoot often walk miles to get water every day.

Oct 30, 2015

Chile: Atacama Desert blooms into spectacular carpet of flowers

Chiles Atacama Desert has turned into a mauve-coloured carpet of flowers following a downpour of rain from the countrys north that has seen the normally arid region turn to a psychedelic wonderland of shades of purple. This phenomenon takes place every five to seven years but this is the most spectacular blossoming the region has seen in the past 18 years.

Oct 29, 2015

IBM to buy the Weather Company in deal worth more than $2 billion

The deal highlights IBM's focus on high-growth areas such as cloud computing and analytics.

Oct 29, 2015

Afghanistan: Bad weather hinders rescuers from reaching survivors

Survivors are complaining about being forced to sit in the rain.

Oct 28, 2015

Costa Rica: Turrialba volcano spews ash in powerful eruption

Costa Ricas Turrialba volcano belched a column of gas and ash high into the sky on Tuesday (26 October), the latest in a series of eruptions at the majestic volcano. According to officials, the eruption occurred at 8.37am and was a little bigger than recent activity at the site. Geologist Floribet Vega said that dozens of eruptions have been registered at Turrialba in recent days.

Oct 28, 2015

Halloween: Adorable baby sloth plays with pumpkin at London Zoo

Edward the baby two-toed sloth was given pumpkin by zookeepers to celebrate his first Halloween.

Oct 23, 2015

Idaho threw parachuting beavers out of planes in the 1950s

Newly-restored archival film from around 1950 shows a beavers being parachuted in a box over Idaho as part of a re-population program.

Oct 24, 2015

China: Villagers turn troublesome pine moths into delicacy

Tests of pine moth samples showed that they can be eaten.

Oct 24, 2015

One of the most powerful storms Hurricane Patricia slams into Mexico

Hurricane Patricia, one of the most powerful storms on record, struck Mexicos Pacific coast on Friday (23 October), threatening to inflict catastrophic damage as emergency teams scrambled to evacuate thousands of people from homes and popular beach resorts.

Oct 24, 2015

NASA study: Chemical coolants slowly eating away at ozone layer

Hydro fluorocarbons, (HFCs) will cause a 0.035% decrease in ozone by 2050.

Oct 24, 2015

Hurricane Patricia slams into Mexico coast; no casualties reported

U.S weather experts said the hurricane was the strongest recorded storm in the western hemisphere.

Oct 24, 2015

International Snow Leopard Day: WWF warn of risk of extinction

The World Wildlife Federation are warning of the risks the endangered animals on International Snow Leopard Day.

Oct 23, 2015

New giant tortoise species discovered in Galapagos

The discovery will focus attention on the newly named Eastern Santa Cruz Tortoise.

Oct 22, 2015

New species of Galapagos giant tortoise identified

Scientists have identified a new species of giant tortoise on the Galapagos Islands, using genetic data to determine that a group of 250 of the slow-moving grazing reptiles was distinct from other tortoise species residing in the Pacific archipelago.

Oct 22, 2015