Environment

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

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

Spooky idea of observing one particle changing another is real: Dutch scientists

Delft University of Technology researchers showed how two electrons at separate locations share invisible connections.

Oct 22, 2015

UFO sighting 2015: Huge 'alien floating city' spotted in China? [VIDEO]

Thousands of people reportedly saw an alien floating city in China and a video footage has been uploaded online.

Oct 21, 2015

Mexico: Rumbling Popocatepetl volcano erupts with ash and smoke

Oct 21, 2015

Forest fires in Indonesia could last another month, says government

Indonesia has asked Russia, Canada and Australia to send them water-bombing aircraft for extinguishing the forest fires.

Oct 21, 2015

Prince William speaks out on illegal wildlife trade in China

In a televised appeal on Monday (19 October), Britains Prince William has urged Chinese consumers to stop buying illegally traded wildlife products.

Oct 20, 2015

Mexico: Colima volcano spectacularly erupts into sunny sky

Mexicos Colima volcano erupted on Thursday (15 October) morning, spewing ash and smoke into the air, authorities reported.

Oct 16, 2015

US court asks DuPont to pay $1.6 million to victim of toxic contamination

Other legal suits in the pipeline will result in punitive damages against DuPont, say lawyers.

Oct 12, 2015

Indonesia: Hundreds of orangutans face evacuation as forest fire spreads

Thick smoke from forest fires is severely affecting the health of orangutans in the country.

Oct 10, 2015

Indonesia haze kills baby, chokes several infants as forest fires burn

Scores of babies in Indonesia have been admitted to the ICU due to haze-related acute respiratory infections.

Oct 10, 2015

Vulnerable 20: Twenty nations vulnerable to climate change seek action

Twenty of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, from the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan to the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu, formed a new group to press for tougher action to curb warming. Finance ministers from the 20 nations joined for the first time in Lima, Peru to form The Vulnerable 20, or V20.

Oct 9, 2015