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Scientists fight to save unique Guiana coral reef

The Amazon Reef in the Atlantic Ocean is one of the world's largest reefs, but its existence became known only in 2016.

Oct 4, 2019

By Marion Briswalter with Tiphaine Honore on board the Esperanza

Dorian devastates Bahamas, Disney leaves crew on Castaway Island

There are reports of casualties and damage caused by Hurricane Dorian as storm heads away from the Bahamas.

Sep 2, 2019

By Agrima Tikader

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CITES members vote to protect 18 endangered sharks and rays by regulating trade

18th CITES Conference, Geneva: A two-thirds majority vote was able to to regulate the trade of 18 species of sharks and rays, including Mako sharks.

Aug 26, 2019

By Agrima Tikader

Sharks

Indonesia tsunami Sulawesi Donggala injured

Indonesia earthquake: 10 powerful images of terrifying tsunami that hit Sulawesi

Video on social media shows people screaming and fleeing in panic and a mosque among the buildings damaged.

Sep 28, 2018

By Staff Reporter

Mount Agung eruption shuts down Bali airport

Bali airport closed as Agung volcano gushes column of ash

The airport closure began early Friday, causing nearly 450 flights to be cancelled and affecting thousands of travelers.

Jun 29, 2018

By Associated Press

Beast from the East: The UK's pets in the snow - photos to warm the heart

Cats and dogs are enjoying the snow much more than commuters right now.

Mar 1, 2018

By Ruchira Sharma

Beast from the East: This is how snow-bound Europe looked

Heavy snow has caused school closures and travel disruptions in the UK - this is how the rest of the continent looks.

Feb 27, 2018

By Ruchira Sharma

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King penguins are under the threat of extinction if they do not find a new habitat soon

"There's not much hope in the future", for these penguins, say researchers.

Feb 27, 2018

By Immanuel Jotham

Climate Change

Another asteroid just passed between the Earth and Moon for the 17th time this year

The Earth has seen a large number of asteroid visitors lately.

Feb 26, 2018

By Immanuel Jotham

Loneliest tree in the world serves as a perfect record of how humans have permanently altered Earth

Evidence that we have entered the Anthropocene epoch has been presented by scientists.

Feb 22, 2018

By Immanuel Jotham

Racing birds could explain how giant dinosaurs moved and lived several million years ago

Scientists raced as many as 12 bird species on an enclosed track to understand and relate their locomotive traits to those of long-extinct dinosaurs.

Feb 22, 2018

By Shubham Sharma

Dinosaurs

Grey seal found with frisbee in neck is released back into the wild after five months rehab

A grey seal found with a yellow frisbee embedded in her neck was released back into the wild after undergoing five months of rehabilitation at an RSPCA centre.

Feb 22, 2018

By Nicole Rojas

Adorable four-eared, one-eyed kitten finally finds forever home

Frankie, short from Frankenkitten, was found with a deformed eye that needed to be removed and an extra set of ears. Now he's found a loving home.

Feb 20, 2018

By James Tennent

Watch World's First Footage Of A Newborn Dumbo Octopod

Watch adorable newborn baby 'dumbo' octopus swimming around in this video

The creature was fully formed right after birth and had all required features to swim, eat, and survive in deep ocean waters.

Feb 20, 2018

By Shubham Sharma

The curious case of a maned lioness has zoo vets stumped

A lioness in Oklahoma City Zoo has developed a small mane, leading vets to try and figure out what could be causing the unusual growth.

Feb 20, 2018

By James Tennent

Plants covered the Earth 100 million years earlier than previously thought, study finds

A group of researchers, which believed fossil records were too scattered to be used, made the breakthrough discovery using an approach called 'molecular clock'.

Feb 20, 2018

By Shubham Sharma

Bear or farmer? Scientists find bears' eating habits are critical for maintaining vegetation

A new study has found that Alaska's brown and black bears' occasional eating habits are extremely critical for maintaining vegetation in the region.

Feb 18, 2018

By Shubham Sharma

Listening for infrasound from roiling lava lakes can help forecast volcanic eruptions

Infrasound waves follow the ebb and flow of lava lakes inside volcanoes and can be used to predict eruptions, say scientists.

Feb 18, 2018

By Immanuel Jotham

Volcano

Only 8% of Brits can name the world's most hunted mammal

Pangolins are the most trafficked mammals on Earth, yet only 8% of Brits can correctly identify them. On World Pangolin Day, let's talk about those "artichokes on legs".

Feb 17, 2018

By Claire Toureille

About 150,000 Bornean orangutans have disappeared in just 16 years

Half of the orangutan population of Borneo have disappeared in less than 16 years, due to deforestation associated with unregulated industries like palm oil, and animal killings.

Feb 15, 2018

By Claire Toureille

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