ENVIRONMENT

Trump's coastal golf course in Ireland had its application to build a seawall approved by the council. Originally the course had cited climate change as a reason it was necessary.

James Tennent Dec 22, 2017

Canadian TV present shoots mountain lion and mocks animal rights activists on social media before uploading images of lion's organs.

James Hetherington Dec 20, 2017

Underwater ice looks blue because it absorbs longer wavelengths of light.

Immanuel Jotham Dec 20, 2017

A cheeky monkey, a couple of bears getting frisky, a fox urinating into a golf hole – the year's silliest photography contest has a serious side.

David Sim Dec 20, 2017

By the middle of this century, experts estimate that climate change is likely to displace between 150 and 300 million people.

Gulrez Shah Azhar Dec 19, 2017

This softening of climate change as a concept is part of a government-wide strategy to dismantle the pro-environmental efforts of federal agencies, say reports.

Immanuel Jotham Dec 19, 2017

The Arctic has the world's largest deposit of LNG and countries seem eager to extract it from under the rapidly receding Arctic ice.

Immanuel Jotham Dec 19, 2017

Storm Kai-tak pounds Philippines, leaves over 30 dead and dozens missing in island province of Biliran after triggering severe flooding and landslides.

Isabelle Gerretsen Dec 18, 2017

Family planning organisation, Having Kids are offering US House Speaker Paul Ryan $25,000 to get a vasectomy as part of their push for people to have smaller families.

James Tennent Dec 18, 2017

So far, the rare footage of the shark has got over 368,000 views and 2,200 shares on Facebook.

Shubham Sharma Dec 17, 2017

Cory Iverson, 32, was an engineer with a state fire engine strike team based in San Diego and is survived by his pregnant wife and a two-year-old daughter.

David Sim Dec 15, 2017

Climate researchers compiling a report noticed something odd about the data coming from an Arctic weather station in America's northernmost city.

Dec 14, 2017

Loss of water from the mountains resulted in this change, according to researchers involved in the study.

Shubham Sharma Dec 14, 2017

'We could end up with 8 feet of sea level-rise in 2100, but we're not likely to have clear evidence for that by 2050,' say scientists.

Immanuel Jotham Dec 14, 2017

Researchers believe that the ancient ice core may contain ice that was formed over 600,000 years ago – long before the appearance of modern humans.

India Ashok Dec 14, 2017

Exceptions were made for the poorest countries as their access to energy is a clear benefit.

Immanuel Jotham Dec 14, 2017

The researchers studied the evolution of the ice sheet over last 50 million years in the current study.

Shubham Sharma Dec 14, 2017

Industry will remain a focus of increasingly stringent decarbonisation policies as nations address their climate goals.

Gaurav Sharma Dec 14, 2017

The hottest year in modern times experienced "multiple extreme events that weren't even possible without human influence".

Immanuel Jotham Dec 14, 2017

Growing popularity of Greek staple generating huge volumes of food waste in the form of liquid whey, which scientists test for other uses.

Aristos Georgiou Dec 13, 2017

Our 2017 gallery kicks off with Barack Obama shedding a tear and ends with his successor inflaming the Middle East.

David Sim Dec 13, 2017

Total value of reusable materials in discarded electronics was at least $55bn in 2016 - more than the GDP of most countries.

Aristos Georgiou Dec 13, 2017

Museum of London to honour nauseating urban by-product that blocks sewers. Here are some of the worst fatbergs on camera. Warning: put down any food you have.

Ruchira Sharma Dec 13, 2017

New Zealand has been rocked by a series of powerful earthquakes over the years.

Shubham Sharma Dec 13, 2017

Stunning wildlife, aerial, landscape and underwater photos in National Geographic's Nature Photographer of the Year contest.

David Sim Dec 13, 2017

Warming is causing wind farms to get less efficient in the amount of power they can generate and it is bound to get worse.

Immanuel Jotham Dec 13, 2017

Wildfires, rising sea levels and droughts creating new challenges for city governments, report says.

Gaurav Sharma Dec 13, 2017

Thousands of rabbits on an almost deserted Japanese island are struggling because of an influx in tourism.

James Hetherington Dec 12, 2017

The island formed after an undersea volcano rising a mile above seafloor erupted ferociously amid the islands of Tonga in the South Pacific.

Shubham Sharma Dec 12, 2017