Coral bleached for two consecutive years at Australia's Great Barrier Reef has "zero prospect" of recovery, scientists warned Monday, as they confirmed the site has again been hit by warming sea temperatures.

All hell breaks loose as the one-horned rhino steps out of the crate, the powerful male charging elephant-mounted mahouts relocating him to a new home in Nepal's far west in the hope of shoring up the vulnerable species.

In compliance with a High Court order, Department of Environment (DoE) today started its drive to cut off electricity and gas connections to the tanneries at Hazaribagh in Dhaka.

The crested black macaque rises to fame when one of the monkeys snapped grinning selfies and becomes embroiled in a US court battle -- but the tussle over copyright is the least of the rare animal's worries.

Some 700 parliamentarians from around the globe are flying into Dhaka to participate in the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) meeting and that would mean a lot of carbon footprint. But organisers have vowed to make annual assembly a carbon neutral one.

The Supreme Court fixes April 9 for passing an order on a petition filed by tannery owners seeking a stay on a High Court order that asked 154 tannery owners to pay Tk 30.85 crore to the government fund.

President Donald Trump declared the end of a "war on coal" Tuesday, as he moved to curb rules that underpin American emissions targets and a major global climate accord.

The lights are being switched off around the world at 8:30 pm, to mark the 10th annual Earth Hour, and to draw attention to climate change.

A 25-year-old sea turtle in Thailand who swallowed nearly a thousand coins tossed by tourists seeking good luck died Tuesday, two weeks after having surgery to remove the coins from its stomach.

Extreme weather and climate conditions, including Arctic "heatwaves", are continuing this year, after 2016 topped the global temperature charts and saw shrinking sea ice and surging sea levels.

In a landmark ruling, a High Court in India has given the river Ganges and the Jamuna the status of the "first living entity of India".

Financial leaders of the world's biggest economies dropped a pledge to keep global trade free and open, acquiescing to an increasingly protectionist United States after a two-day meeting failed to yield a compromise.

Even as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledges to ensure that blue skies never become a luxury, a state-backed firm is doing brisk business selling 48 yuan ($6.95) cans of fresh air bottled in a forest in western China.

Due to inefficient solutions in power lines, over 4000 saker falcons worth Mongolian Tugrik 64 billion ($26 million) die annually in Mongolia. This number increases by two times in some years.

Finance ministers and central bankers from top economies battle to find common ground on world trade in the face of US President Donald Trump's "Buy American" drive.

The first naturally fluorescent frog is discovered recently in Argentina -- almost by chance, a member of the team of researchers tells AFP.

President Donald Trump is set to announce steps to halt his predecessor Barack Obama's future vehicle emissions limits for manufacturers, a senior administration official says.

A rare Himalayan mole rescued from a village in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar on March 9 died of its injuries yesterday.

Incessant rains at the beginning of spring have brought the mercury down thus cooling the temperature but have also disrupted people's life especially in Dhaka. Dhaka dwellers, who are experiencing the rain since Thursday evening, start their day’s activities amid a moderate shower.

Bangladesh Bondhu Foundation (BBF), a Bangladeshi organisation, delivers an environmentally friendly stove, 'Bondhu Chula', innovated by Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), from door to door with the help of the German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ).