A strong earthquake struck north-eastern Taiwan on Sunday (Oct 24), with residents reporting violent shaking in Taipei but there were no immediate reports of widespread damage.

Saudi Arabia wants to be the biggest supplier of hydrogen, the country's Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman al-Saud said on Sunday.

A hefty set of tusks is usually an advantage for elephants, allowing them to dig for water, strip bark for food and joust with other elephants. But during episodes of intense ivory poaching, those big incisors become a liability.

Dhaka was ranked second in the list of cities with the worst air quality. The city’s air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 159 around 9:15am yesterday, which is considered “unhealthy”.

Bangladesh is finally moving towards formulating an integrated energy and power sector master plan with a focus on the “3E+S” concept, after responding to the suggestions of energy experts, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) said in an official statement.

The crown prince of Saudi Arabia said on Saturday that the world's top oil exporter aims to reach zero-net emissions by 2060 and more than doubled its annual target to reduce carbon emissions to almost 280 million tonnes.

Birds do funny things sometimes.

Vast areas of the northern districts have been inundated due to flash floods caused by an onrush of water from the upstream.

Bangladeshi scientist Prof Saleemul Huq has made it to the coveted list of global climate change influencers.

A volcano erupted in Japan on Wednesday, blasting ash several miles into the sky and prompting officials to warn against the threat of lava flows and falling rocks, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

Water flow of the Teesta river crossed the danger level at Daoni area in Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat district this morning near Teesta barrage -- inundating the riverside and homes in low-lying areas.

About 15 thousand people of 10 villages have been facing boundless sufferings since the end of August when almost half of the width of a vital road collapsed into the Kumar river in Sadar upazila.

A parliamentary watchdog yesterday recommended giving compensation to victims of environment pollution from fines collected from polluters.

A parliamentary body today recommended giving compensation to victims of pollution from the fines collected from those responsible.

Bill Gates is working with the British government to invest and bring down the cost of new greener technologies to help countries hit net-zero emission targets by 2050.

Reiterating the need for reducing global carbon emissions, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called on world leaders "to turn pledges into action" to stave off the worst consequences of climate change.

Leaders in the southern Indian state of Kerala opened near-overflowing dams on Monday after at least 22 people died when heavy rains lashed the region over the weekend.

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck close to Taiwan's east coast city of Hualien today, the island's weather bureau said, with no immediate reports of damage.

At least 18 people were killed in flooding caused by heavy rains and landslides in hilly areas of southern Indian state of Kerala as rescue workers recovered more bodies from the debris today.

Two major riverbanks on the capital’s outskirts remain at the mercy of illegal encroachers, and the only action the government has taken over the last decade is preparing lists of the grabbers,  without taking any action against them.