At least 458 children have died as a result of the catastrophic floods in Pakistan, accounting for nearly one-third of the total fatalities recorded so far.
The authorities have declared a drought for the whole of Wales despite the country witnessing heavy rainfall over the last few days.
A major study by scientists and Indigenous organisations has claimed that parts of Amazon forests may not be able to recover ever again.
Webb operates primarily in the infrared spectrum, because light from objects in the distant cosmos has been stretched into this wavelength over the course of the universe's expansion.
At least 21 people were killed when a strong earthquake struck southwestern China on Monday, state media reported.
Members of climate activist group Extinction Rebellion on Friday glued themselves to the Speaker's chair in the UK House of Commons.
Across the entire UK -- which also includes Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland -- it was provisionally the fourth warmest summer.
SpaceX will launch five more astronaut missions to the International Space Station for NASA at the end of the decade under a $1.4 billion contract order, the U.S.
The drought in Spain has not only caused water bodies to almost run dry, but has also forced several historic monuments to re-emerge.
Gardeners have reportedly been able to grow exotic plants like figs, watermelons and avocadoes.
More than 1 million species are at risk of extinction, and several others have already disappeared.
A rare Galápagos tortoise which was thought to have gone extinct centuries ago has been found alive by scientists from Princeton University.
Hotels around Cape Canaveral are booked solid with between 100,000 and 200,000 spectators expected to attend the launch.
The NDMA said more than two million acres of cultivated crops have been wiped out.
Finns are being urged to turn down their thermostats this winter, take shorter showers and spend less time in their beloved saunas.
Eight ancient glass vessels shattered in the 2020 Beirut explosion go on display at the British Museum from Thursday.
A study conducted by scientists in the US found that losing even one hour of sleep could make people less likely to help others.
Dugong, a species that inspired ancient tales about mermaids and sirens for centuries, has been declared functionally extinct in China
Most of the recently revealed tracks were made by Acrocanthosaurus, which weighed nearly seven tons (6,350 kilograms) as an adult and stood 15 feet (4.5 meters) tall.
Europe is facing its worst drought in at least 500 years, with two-thirds of the continent in a state of alert or warning.
High temperatures coupled with low rainfall may result in Germany's five alpine glaciers disappearing within a span of 50 years
A study conducted by researchers in Japan found that dogs produce tears of joy when reunited with their owners after hours of separation.
A major wildfire in eastern Spain that has destroyed vast swathes of land gathered pace overnight after flaring up again despite heavy rainfall.
Europe's worst drought in years has pushed the mighty river Danube to one of its lowest levels in almost a century, exposing the hulks of dozens of explosives-laden German warships sunk during World War Two near Serbia's river port town of Prahovo.
The drought in the US has uncovered the ugly secrets of Lake Mead with another set of human remains resurfacing within a span of a few weeks.
Polish authorities have recovered 100 tonnes of dead fish from the Oder River that flows through Poland and Germany.
China has been forced to artificially induce rain as its crucial Yangtze River is running at extremely low water levels.
The cause of death is uncertain, though officials believe the fish are likely to have been poisoned.
NASA's gigantic Space Launch System moon rocket, topped with an uncrewed astronaut capsule, is set to begin an hours-long crawl to its launchpad Tuesday night ahead of the behemoth's debut test flight later this month.
Water may have been brought to Earth by asteroids from the outer edges of the solar system, scientists said.