Obama says no challenge greater threat to US future than climate change

President Barack Obama formally unveils his administrations ramped-up plan to cut carbon emissions from power plants and declares climate change the greatest threat facing the world.

Aug 4, 2015

Portland: Activists removed from kayaks trying to block Shell icebreaker

Greenpeace protesters dangling from a bridge in Portland, Oregon, on 31 July failed to prevent an icebreaker from passing through en route to the Arctic.

Jul 31, 2015

Cyclone Komen to Bring Heavy Rains in West Bengal

Heavy rains have also been predicted at isolated places in Bihar, Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts of West Bengal.

Jul 30, 2015

Guinness World Records crowns 37-year-old Jia Jia the worlds oldest panda

A female giant panda at a Hong Kong zoo by the name of Jia Jia, who is approaching her 37th birthday, broke the Guinness World Record for the oldest panda ever in captivity and the oldest panda living in captivity on 28 July.

Jul 28, 2015

China's Biggest Solar Plant Coming up in Gobi Desert

The new solar plant will come up in Gobi Desert and will be spread across 26 km.

Jul 24, 2015

CO2 opalescent pools found at site of volcanic eruption that wiped out Minoan civilization

Pools full of carbon dioxide off coast of Santorini could pave way to monitor future eruptions.

Jul 17, 2015

Polar bears cannot compensate for sea ice loss starvation with slowed metabolism

Polar bears do not enter walking hibernation to make up for food deprivation during summer.

Jul 16, 2015

UK: 50 sharks spotted swimming along Sussex coast

Video shows massive shiver of sharks swimming in shallow intertidal waters in West Sussex.

Jul 16, 2015

Amateur video shows tornado tear through Venice

One person killed and another thirty injured after storm hits northern Italy.

Jul 9, 2015

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