Science & Environment
World could face record temperatures in 2023 as El Nino returns
The world could breach a new average temperature record in 2023 or 2024, fuelled by climate change and the anticipated return of ...North Korea fires missile; South condemns ‘grave provocation’
North Korea fired what might be a new model of ballistic missile on Thursday, South Korea said, triggering a scare in northern ...Earthquake in Afghanistan kills at least 13, nine of them in Pakistan
At least 13 people were killed and more than 90 injured in Pakistan and Afghanistan after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck late ...Magnitude 6.8 earthquake shakes Ecuador, at least 14 deaths reported
At least 14 people were killed in a strong earthquake that shook a coastal region of Ecuador and northern Peru on Saturday, ...Cyclone Freddy kills 190 in Malawi as rain complicates rescue efforts
Cyclone Freddy, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the southern hemisphere, has killed 190 people in Malawi after ripping ...SpaceX capsule returns crew of four from space station mission
Four crew members aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule splashed down off Florida’s Gulf coast on Saturday, returning safely from a five-month ...Nations secure U.N. global high seas biodiversity pact
Negotiators from more than 100 countries completed a U.N. treaty to protect the high seas on Saturday, a long-awaited step that environmental ...Scientists reveal hidden corridor in Great Pyramid of Giza
A hidden corridor nine metres (30 feet) long has been discovered close to the main entrance of the 4,500-year-old Great Pyramid of ...Massive forest fires rage on in eastern Cuba
Forest fires raged on in Cuba’s eastern region on Monday, inching toward more populated ground more than a week after sparking near ...Turkey steps up rebuilding plans as quake toll nears 50,000
Turkey has stepped up plans to house victims of the devastating earthquake which struck its border region with Syria, the interior minister ...