Producing and transporting food to households affects environment with 20-30% global greenhouse gas emissions.
Global warming is likely to cause a sharp spike in air turbulence in the future, causing flights to get bumpy and uncomfortable.
The countries involved have agreed that before fishing takes place, they will establish appropriate measures for conservation and management.
Signals of changes in Earth's gravitational field reach seismic monitoring stations minutes earlier and could make a big difference in saving lives.
The massive iceberg broke off from the Pine Island Glacier in September and was estimated to be the fifth largest calving event since 2000.
One of the most alarming images that was taken this year shows the Larcen C ice shelf breaking off and drifting to sea.
Although we think of man as having negative impacts on wildlife, several cats species use paths to rapidly move around the rainforest.
Supermarkets say scheme will increase production costs but will have longer-term benefits for environment.
No UK cities provide residents with the "perfect" temperature, but some European cities make the cut.
Internet becomes haven for climate-denial blogs and websites which downplay or deny existence of man-made global warming despite scientific consensus.
Scientists previously estimated that super-eruptions happen every 45,000-714,000 years but new estimates say they happen a lot more often.
Sand and gravel account for the largest volume of any solid material extracted globally, according to research.
Millions of tonnes of ash spewed into atmosphere can severely reduce Earth's temperatures.
Scientists have identified 112 "robust source reefs" that could repopulate and even repair the damage that the Great Barrier Reef has suffered.
Dr Ricardo Jaña, glaciologist at the Chilean Antarctic Institute, said the iceberg could "become a threat" when it disintegrates into smaller pieces.
While glitter may seem harmless, it can be washed into the seas causing damage to the marine environment.
Environmental champion, who was first person to walk to both poles, uses Antarctic trek as green wake-up call.
The Plastic Bank is encouraging people to collect plastic waste and exchange it for money or essential items.
Graviky Labs has developed a technique to make ink from pollution. So far it has cleaned roughly 1.6 trillion litres of air.
Experts advise firm in charge of Fukushima nuclear power plant, damaged by a tsunami in 2011, to release about 1m tonnes of radioactive water into the Pacific.
Volcanologists say the volcano has entered a new phase with magma now visible at Agung's peak, meaning a greater risk of a larger eruption.
India, which became the world's second largest sulphur dioxide emitter in 2010, is now closing in on China.
Australian scientists say that some native plant species could be used to "make contaminated regions safe again".
New audit by utility company points to 'hidden environmental menace' of water leakage.
A team from the University of Warwick has found a way to accurately measure the extent to which plastics have polluted the world's oceans.
Mount Agung erupted four times on 25 and 26 November, sending ash 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) into the atmosphere.
Researchers have ruled out meteors and earthquakes, but most seem to think it is the work of fast-flying aircraft.
Warming global temperatures are creating rapid ice-melt in volcanically active regions, such as Iceland.
The animals were documented over a period of just one month during one of the largest ecological surveys ever conducted in Guyana.
Öræfajökull, Iceland's largest active volcano which last erupted in 1727, is believed to have recently experienced "increased activity".
