Science & Environment
Climate activists protest on the dry banks of the Danube
Greenpeace activists protested on the parched banks of the river Danube in Romania in a bid to draw attention to ...France battles ‘monster’ wildfire near Bordeaux for third day
More than 1,000 firefighters backed by water-bombing aircraft battled a “monster” wildfire near France’s wine-growing heartland of Bordeaux for a ...China warns that its temperatures are rising faster than global average
China’s average ground temperatures have risen much more quickly than the global average over the past 70 years and will ...Chinese rocket falls to Earth, NASA says Beijing did not share information
A Chinese rocket fell back to Earth on Saturday over the Indian Ocean but NASA said Beijing had not shared ...At least 16 die in ‘epic’ Kentucky floods, including 6 children
The death toll in eastern Kentucky rose to at least 16 on Friday as flooding unleashed by “epic” torrential rainfall ...Powerful 7.1 earthquake strikes Philippines
A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the northern Philippine island of Luzon on Wednesday killing fourpeople, damaging buildings and sending ...China launches second space station module, Wentian
China on Sunday launched the second of three modules to its permanent space station, in one of the final missions ...Wildfire rages near Athens; homes damaged, hospital evacuated
A wildfire fuelled by gale-force winds raged in the mountainous region of Penteli near Athens on Wednesday morning, burning homes ...Record temperatures scorch Europe, as wildfires rage across south
Britain was forecast to see temperatures hit 40C (104F) for the first time on Tuesday after logging its warmest night ...France girds for heat records as wildfires rage on
France braced on Monday for what could become one of the hottest days ever recorded with temperatures reaching 40 degrees ...