ENVIRONMENT

Energy firm Cuadrilla has announced that it will submit plans to begin fracking in Lancashire.

At least 40 people have died in Serbia and Bosnia during flooding caused by unprecedented torrential rain.

The two baby orangutans are taught the life skills they will need in the wild.

O'ahu was formed from three major shield volcanoes, not two as previously believed.

Best photos of the day: 19 May 2014.

European Union sends aid as death toll from worst floods in a century expected to rise.

Isaiah Silva of Escondido and another teen arrested for starting wildfire in California.

Reuters gained access to a paper prepared for an agriculture ministers meeting on Monday

The heaviest rainfall since measuring started 120 years ago have led to the worst flooding in more than a century in the Balkans.

Best photos of the day: 16 May 2014.

IBTimes UK highlights most endangered animal species in the world

A woman and a firefighter have drowned as floods hit Bosnia and Serbia.

The warmer temperatures are set to continue into next week.

Scientist say shale gas will not substantially alter total greenhouse gas emissions.

A state of emergency has been declared in San Diego County as winds and heat fuel nine wildfires.

Out-of-control brush fire at Camp Pendleton has led to over 20,000 evacuations.

30 years on from the worst industrial disaster in history, Dow refuses to share info on its impact with shareholders.

Best photos of the day: 15 May 2014.

Tropical cyclones moving further north and south at average rate of 35 miles per decade

Nasa satellite data suggests el nino is developing in equatorial Pacific Ocean.

Researchers say no signs of ocean-borne radiation in west coast seaweed

Arnold van Huis, an entomologist at Wageningen University, is organising a conference on eating insects.

Would-be refugee demands asylum because south Pacific island will be underwater by 2100

Nasa scientists warn point of no return reached over breakup of massive ice sheet

Cuadrilla to apply for planning permission to frack two Lancashire sites.

Scientists discover new species of plant that eats nickel in the Philippines.

A newly-discovered active volcano will add to effects of global warming if it erupts.

Scientists say Earth 'rebounding' at exceptionally fast rate because of global warming

Cities and national parks across the UK to be opened up for oil and gas exploration under government plans.