ENVIRONMENT

The weaker of two cubs, born to giant panda Mei Xiang on Saturday, has died.

University of Haifa academic wants to set up a global natural species conservation organisation.

Piton de la Fournaise volcano on has Reunion Island erupted, spewing lava.

The 'new' whiter New Orleans is booming, while black areas are abandoned.

CGD report finds pattern of deforestation 'more dire' than previously thought.

Falling water levels uncover remains of Second World War Russian plane in Kamion.

Mini-trackers have been glued to the back of 10,000 bees to model their activity.

The crew of the Ocean Cleanup, backed by volunteers in sailboats, ventured to areas of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

Residents are having to contend with a thick layer of ash that has fallen on their farms and houses.

Typhoon Goni lashed southern islands of Ishigaki, Okinawa prefecture, with wind gusts of up to 158.8mph.

The 17-year-old panda bear went into labour on Saturday afternoon.

IBTimes UK looks back at the category 5 storm that wreaked havoc across America's Gulf Coast.

Eventually Oahu's Koolau and Waianae mountains will be flat.

Excessive groundwater pumping causing parts of California to sink.

CCTV footage shows endangered Asian elephant successfully give birth to female calf at the zoo.

Colima Volcano erupted twice on 20 August, spewing ash and smoke more than 3km into the air.

Ancient Eromanga Basin could wreak havoc in Australia through climate change, asteroid strike or another ice age.

July was the warmest month ever on record worldwide and 2015 has been so far the hottest year.

Thousands of dead fish have been found in the Haihe River, stoking fears over a leak of toxic chemicals.

Molecular biologist Nina Fedoroff says perception of genetic modification is hindering progress.

Humans kill large land carnivores nine times faster than they kill each other in the wild.

Hurricane Katrina produced images never before seen in an American city.

Amateur footage shows Delta plane struck by lightning while grounded at airport.

Authorities will deploy drones on beaches in Oaxaca to protect against a reported surge in turtle egg poaching.

Efforts are now being upped to save the remaining few.

No one hurt by the reopening of the massive sinkhole.

Mei Xiang could possibly give birth as early as next week.

Country's reputation for poor carbon emission levels not entirely desired.

Some half a million ants were recruited by WWF to call for the protection of the Amazon rainforest.