Science & Health

Indonesia: Drone footage shows devastating forest fires

A drone video released by environment activist group Greenpeace on Thursday (October 8) showed widespread forest fires and burnt peatland in Indonesias West Kalimantanprovince on Borneo Island.

Oct 8, 2015

Indonesia seeks help from Russia, Singapore over haze that kills '1 lakh people each year'

Greenpeace claims the Indonesian forest fires can release more carbon dioxide than the entire UK this year.

Oct 8, 2015

Turkish, Swede, American trio bag 2015 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for research on damaged DNA

The 2015 Nobel Prize for Chemistry was announced on Wednesday by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Oct 7, 2015

Australia: Doctors reattach childs head to spine after car crash

Surgeons at Brisbane hospital managed to reattached the head of 16 month old Jaxon Taylor.

Oct 7, 2015

Guatemala: Dramatic drone video shows devastation left in wake of mudslide

Dramatic drone footage from Guatemala taken days after mud and rock engulfed the small town of Santa Catarina Pinula last week has emerged, revealing the extent of the devastation that killed more than 150 people.

Oct 7, 2015

Mexico: Colima volcano erupts again spewing smoke and ash

Mexicos Colima volcano erupted late on 4 October and continued on until 5 October spewing ash and smoke into the air, authorities reported.

Oct 6, 2015

South Carolina: Drone footage shows widespread flooding after unprecedented rainfall

Floodwaters inundating South Carolina after unprecedented rainfall have resulted in nine deaths, more than 500 road and bridge closures and hundreds of rescues of people trapped in homes and cars by the rising water, officials said on 5 October.

Oct 6, 2015

ISS astronauts juggle oranges in zero gravity

Video shows ISS crew members juggle oranges, apples and first aid kits whilst weightless.

Oct 6, 2015

China: 4 killed as Typhoon Mujigae wreaks havoc

Typhoon Mujigae, the 22nd typhoon of the year, has wreaked havoc on south China, killing at least four people in Guangdong Province. The typhoon, bringing gales and downpours, made landfall in the coastal city of Zhanjiang in Guangdong Province at 2.00pm on 4 October, packing winds of up to 111mph.

Oct 5, 2015

India announces plan to slow rate of greenhouse gas growth

India said it needs $2.5 trillion by 2030 to achieve its plan

Oct 3, 2015

New photos show Plutos moon covered in mountains and canyons

New photos show Plutos moon covered in mountains and canyons

Oct 2, 2015

Climate change: India pledges to cut emissions by 33-35% over 15 years

The paper submitted by India is based on the 1992 Kyoto convention.

Oct 2, 2015

Professor Stephen Hawking issues alien warning; says superior ETs could 'conquer and colonise' Earth

"There's an increasing risk that a disaster will destroy Earth," says professor Hawking.

Oct 1, 2015

Bank of England warns climate change threatens economic stability

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said on 29 September that climate change threatens global financial stability and prosperity.

Sep 30, 2015

Egypt: Location of Queen Nefertiti’s tomb could be bring boost to Egypt tourism

British archaeologist Nicholas Reeves visited Luxors Valley of the Kings on 29 September in an attempt to prove his theory that Queen Nefertitis tomb is located on the site. Reeves, an Egyptologist, published a paper earlier this year claiming the queens tomb is actually hidden behind the tomb of Tutankhamun, who died in about 1322 BC at age 18.

Sep 30, 2015