A Japanese man has admitted to killing at least 30 green sea turtles after they got stuck in his fishing nets.
The UK is reeling under a severe heatwave condition, with temperatures expected to soon reach 40 degrees Celsius.
Stellar-mass black holes are believed to be born during the death of a large star, in a massive supernovae explosion.
Sales of electric fans, hoses, air conditioning units and sprinklers are soaring as Britons swelter amid record temperatures, retailers said.
Britain was on course for its hottest day on record on Monday with temperatures forecast to hit 40C for the first time, forcing train companies to cancel services, schools to close early and ministers to urge the public to stay at home.
A rare white whale washed ashore on a beach in Australia on Saturday. The carcass of the whale was found at a beach in Mallacoota.
Wildfires raged in southwestern France and Spain on Saturday, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes as blistering summer temperatures put authorities on alert in parts of Europe.
The UK's Environment Agency has come down heavily on the bosses of nine water and sewerage companies in England.
The high temperatures witnessed by the American West has caused an intense drought in the region making rivers and lakes touch historically low levels.
Last week an avalanche triggered by the collapse of the largest glacier in the Italian Alps amid unusually warm temperatures killed 11 people.
A Dutch detective has been able to recover the stolen ornate golden artefact that is said to contain drops of Jesus's blood.
British primatologist Jane Goodall has got a Barbie in her likeness, fulfilling a longtime wish of having her own doll to inspire young girls.
Britain's highest recorded temperature was 38.7C at Cambridge Botanic Garden, in eastern England, on July 25, 2019.
The authorities in the UK have warned parents asking them to keep their children indoors as the temperatures are set to soar above 33C on Tuesday.
The US state of South Dakota witnessed an extremely unusual phenomenon after its sky turned an ominous, bright green in appearance on Tuesday.
A baby seal was found almost 3 miles away from its home in the ocean at a farm in South Australia on Thursday.
Thousands of jellyfish have been spotted on beaches all across the UK as warmer temperatures have allowed their population to increase.
Italy has declared a state of emergency in its five northern regions as it faces its worst drought in 70 years.
A massive ozone hole which is at least seven times larger than the Antarctic ozone hole has been found over the tropical region.
Australia has been at the sharp end of climate change, with droughts, deadly bushfires, bleaching events on the Great Barrier Reef and floods becoming more common and intense as global weather patterns change.
Millions of sea sponges in New Zealand's Fiordland region have been affected by extreme ocean temperatures.
Ailing oceans in state of 'emergency', says UN chief
The drought in Italy has become so intense that a World War II-era shipwreck that had submerged in the Po River decades ago has now resurfaced.
Israeli archaeologists have discovered an ancient mosque in the Negev desert near the city of Rahat.
The record-breaking heatwave in Kansas, US has led to the death of as many as 2,000 cattle so far.
A vet in Dublin managed to successfully perform a Caesarean section surgery on a guinea pig and help her deliver six kits.
A social media influencer, Emma, who goes by the username @emickkah on TikTok has claimed that her aesthetician found the beads from a face scrub in her pores.
Around 100 dead roach fish were found dead in Belper River Gardens on Sunday after temperatures went past 30C earlier last week.
An extremely rare 15ft megamouth shark washed ashore in a village in the Philippines.
Standing on a snowy mountainside about 2,500 metres above sea level, Eric Marechal holds up a crimson test-tube.