As one of the hottest countries in the world with around half of its terrain covered in desert, Iraq is no stranger to stiflingly hot summers

Death caused by environment pollution is 10 times higher than road accident

Gray-tailed hair, ringtail, the "ghjattu-volpe" - "fox-cat" in Corsican - growls in his cage. In the forest of Asco

Researchers have now discovered that these tiny insects may be capable of connecting symbols to numbers as well

IUCN aims to improve the management of World Heritage sites and enhance the role of the World Heritage Convention in nature conservation and sustainable development

Gurupreet Kaur, soon to celebrate her seventh birthday, was found by U.S. Border Patrol west of Lukeville, Arizona on Wednesday, when temperatures reached a high of 108 degrees Fahrenheit

Canada is falling so far behind on its emissions goal under the Paris Agreement that it would have to double its unpopular carbon tax to catch up

Steps have been taken to conduct research for projection of sea level rise in the coastal areas of Bangladesh and its impact on agriculture, water resources and infrastructure

AHM Mustafa Kamal says that initiatives will also be taken to introduce ecotourism in various protected areas of the country

Biologists confirmed 233 dead and stranded ringed, bearded, spotted and ribbon seals and 179 killed by hunters. Another 245 were found with abnormal molting during health assessments

Climate change is set to empty the ocean of nearly a fifth of all living creatures, measured by mass,…

Day and night temperature may rise slightly over the country

Prime Minister Theresa May says reducing pollution would also benefit public health and cut NHS costs

Scientists had already thought that climate change will likely reduce future ocean life, but past computer simulations looked at only part of the picture or used only one model

Almost 600 plant species have been lost from the wild in the last 250 years, according to a comprehensive study

 A wolf was allegedly trapped and beaten to death after venturing into villages of Taltali upazila of Barguna

This initiative is modelled on similar legislation passed last year by the European Union and other nations

Dubai Airports, DXB, on Monday announced its pledge to ban single-use plastics from consumer spaces at the world's busiest international airport effective January 1

Oceans are crucial to life on Earth, yet they frequently only feature in the environment debate when plastic pollution or fish-stock declines are discussed

Victim Abdul Quashem said he took his 1,700 ducks to a nearby haor from his farm in the morning. As of noon, around 800 ducks died

Several parts of Kerala have started receiving a good amount of rainfall

Oceans are crucial to life on Earth, yet they frequently only feature in the environment debate when plastic pollution or fish-stock declines are discussed

The findings could provide “bioinspiration” for researchers looking to develop transparent ceramics

There is a reserve of 5.6 crore tonnes of carbon in the Bangladesh part of the Sundarbans, says a survey of the Forest Department

India has repeatedly failed to address environmental concerns. Last year a UN report found 14 of the world's 15 most polluted cities were Indian

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has asked for climate justice that needs to be established and demanded compensation

Open since the late 1970s, Timokhovo receives dozens of lorries every day from the capital some 80 kilometres (50 miles away)

 China released its National Action Plan on Air Pollution Prevention and Control a document

The most harmful pollutants are categorised into particulate matter and chemicals and gases that enter and damage health when inhaled or ingested.

The weatherman has forecast heat wave spell later in the day and in the next few days

With waterways covered and silting up, the aquatic weed is also threatening fishing jobs and a vital food source

It also predicts that the maximum temperature may hit the 45-degree Celsius mark by late afternoon

Climate change is being blamed for the increase in the numbers of jellyfish in British seas, but others believe overfishing of their predators is another reason

A Canadian amateur photographer says he is "overwhelmed" by the worldwide response to a photograph he took of a bald eagle

Concentrations of antibiotics found in some of the world’s rivers exceed ‘safe’ levels by up to 300 times, the first-ever global study has discovered

The government has clamped down on dozens of illegal plastic recycling facilities that had mushroomed across the country

Christopher Kulish, a 62-year-old Boulder attorney, died Monday at a camp below the summit during his descent. The cause isn’t yet known

Panda experts have known that albinism existed in pandas, but a completely white animal had never before been caught on camera

The cause of the animal’s death was not immediately clear, but previous media reports have suggested it was suffering from kidney and liver problems