ENVIRONMENT

New Zealand's worst maritime environmental disaster sees rear section of ship break away in rough seas with 400 tonnes of crude on board.

Researchers at San Francisco State University appear to have discovered one of the reasons for the widely reported disappearance of beehives in the United States. Lead researcher John Hafernik, a professor of biology, discusses the finding in an exclusive Q-and-A interview with the IBTimes.

A Bluefin tuna has been sold for three quarters of a million dollars in Tokyo - making it the world's most expensive fish.

Unknown species of sea life found deep in the waters of the Southern Ocean.

Icelandic volcano Katla and the Laacher See lake volcano near Bonn in Germany are two imminent threats for the continent.

Volcano scientists increase Aleutian Islands eruption alert level from yellow to orange for air traffic.

Many automotive giants have come up with their concept cars with the latest innovations to make their product more appealing in appearance and performance.

New Zealand city tremors hurt 60 people, tear up roads and damage buildings.

Christchurch residents unnerved by wave of earthwuakes through city less than year after major devastation but no reports of large-scale casualties.

Scientists have developed a way to detect vulnerable animal populations likely to suffer from an onslaught of climate change-fuelled natural disasters.

The Level Three alert predicts severely cold weather, icy conditions and heavy snow between Sunday night and Monday morning.

The second highest-level alert has been issued for North East and North West of England, along with Yorkshire and the Humber.

Motorists in England have been warned of icy conditions where surfaces remain wet or damp from showers.

Weather forecasters have warned that Britain faces snow and ice warnings that will persist into next week.

It is hard enough to try to do the Christmas shopping when you have no idea what to buy and so many people to buy for. This year, why not opt for an eco-friendly or green gift that will have a positive impact on the environment?

Stunned and confused motorists were forced to break suddenly in order to avoid a barrage of fruit falling from the sky in Coventry.

Nine months after the devastating earthquake and tsunami struck the northeast of Japan, Google has uploaded photos of the affected areas on its Street View mapping site. The images show the path of destruction left behind by the tsunami.

Weather warnings are in place across Britain as patches of low pressure will bring in storms to batter the South coast on Thursday.

More than 3,400 whales dolphins and porpoises have beached on UK shores over the past six years, a new study reveals.

PlanetSolar’s MS Turanor continues its global journey towards the Persian Gulf after making a stop in Mumbai.

One in every six species related to the characters in the film Finding Nemo is threatened by extinction, according to a new study released on Tuesday.

Road users have been alerted to expect extreme conditions during the next two days.

Following marathon talks, the UN climate change conference agreed on a deal to legally bind the world's largest carbon emitters.

Last week the BBC released shocking pictures of Polar bear cannibalism, showing an adult bear dragging the body of a cub it had just killed along the Arctic ice before eating it.

As the U.N. climate change conference draws to a close, take a look at some pictures that sum up the two-week summit in Durban.

Over 200 new species, including a monkey with a hair-style not too dissimilar to the ex-King of rock-and-roll, Elvis Presley, have been discovered in the Greater Mekong region.

Winds with speeds reaching 100mph have been forecast in the south-east over the next few days.

The event was visible in several parts of Asia, Australia and North America.

As the UN climate change conference in Durban draws to a close, few positive results have been announced, as many environmentalists predicted. Is it too late?