Heartwarming story and photos of a baby elephant sanctuary in Kenya
"We take care of the elephants, and the elephants are taking care of us," says Rimland Lemojong, a Samburu warrior turned elephant caretaker.
Has Hillary Step at the top of Everest collapsed or not, and why can't people decide?
Mountaineers are arguing about whether or not the outcrop collapsed in an earthquake or is just hidden by snow.
A dolphin has suffocated to death on a giant octopus it tried to eat
Known locally as Gilligan, the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin was found dead in Western Australia.
Boxing Day Tsunami: Scientists drill deep in ocean to find out why Indonesia earthquake was so deadly
Dehydration of sediments played a key role in triggering the earthquake.
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Dramatic rare footage of killer whales harassing enormous blue whale captured on camera
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Ash from large ancient volcano eruption at the edge of Siberia ended up halfway round the world
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Mount Everest: Nepali climbers dispute British mountaineer's claims that Hillary Step has collapsed
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Southern hemisphere's biggest wave ever strikes buoy 400 miles from New Zealand coast
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Hottest lava for billions of years discovered, and it could resurface at supervolcanoes
The magma is being tapped by plumes and could resurface at Hawaii, Yellowstone or the Galapagos.
Martha Henriques May 22, 2017
What causes sleep deprivation? Air pollution linked to 60% higher risk of bad sleep
Nitrogen dioxide and PM 2.5 were both linked to a much greater chance of poor sleep.
Martha Henriques May 21, 2017
Mount Everest could be more dangerous to climb after earthquake destroys 'Hillary Step'
A British mountaineer believes Everest may now be "tricky to negotiate".
Oli Gamp May 21, 2017
Doomsday vault at Arctic fails to escape climate change and gets flooded
The seeds are safe for now but the melting of permafrost is alarming.
Agamoni Ghosh May 20, 2017
East Australia: Koalas facing extinction as bulldozing destroys bushland
Bushland that nearly 180 koalas could have inhabited has been destroyed within two years.
Martha Henriques May 19, 2017
How supervolcano bigger than Yellowstone almost wiped out life on Earth before it even got going
Life on Earth faced its first big challenge 444 million years ago.
Martha Henriques May 19, 2017
Antarctica is five times greener than it was in the 1950s because of climate change
Moss banks survive freezing over the harsh winters, and have started growing more rapidly in the summers.
Martha Henriques May 18, 2017
Sea level rise: Coastal floods could inundate LA, Seattle and Vancouver by 2030
Rising sea levels means higher waves and tides, which adds up to much more frequent flooding.
Martha Henriques May 18, 2017
Nuclear weapons tests during Cold War created radiation that altered space weather, says Nasa
The US and former Soviet Union were mainly responsible for the consequences.
Agamoni Ghosh May 18, 2017
World's deadliest disasters caused by weather revealed by UN
World Meteorological Organisation declares 1970 cyclone in Bangladesh worst ever.
Jordan Bhatt May 18, 2017
Scenes of flooding in Cali after 'freak wet weather' hits Colombia
In some areas of Colombia, water levels were waist deep and some residents had to resort to travelling along streets on their canoes.
David Sim May 17, 2017
Cocaine production is fuelling massive deforestation in Central America
'Narco-deforestation' has boomed in the region as the trade has been pushed out of Mexico and the Caribbean.
Martha Henriques May 17, 2017
New Zealand's iconic yellow-eyed penguins slipping to extinction as breeding grounds fall silent
The iconic species is set to go extinct on the Otago peninsula as soon as the 2040s.
Martha Henriques May 16, 2017
Endangered vaquita: Leonardo DiCaprio urges Mexican president to save 'sea pandas'
The vaquita is on the verge of extinction – there are believed to be fewer than 30 in existence today.
Josh Robbins May 16, 2017
Scientists invent world's first 100% biodegradable sanitary pad
They're made from algae and tea bags – and will be on sale in the US within a year
Lydia Smith May 16, 2017
Ocean pollution: Remote South Pacific island of Henderson covered in 37 million bits of plastic
Plastic debris included fishing gear, baby dummies and toothbrushes.
Léa Surugue May 15, 2017
Billionaire's son caught on camera shooting tiger shark to death
The footage sees the water turn red as the shark is killed.
Lydia Smith May 15, 2017
Italy's supervolcano Campi Flegrei at greater risk of erupting than we thought
The volcano is located close to Naples where more than a million people live.
Léa Surugue May 15, 2017
Armyworm invasion continues: Crop-eating pest has now plagued 20 African countries
Government working to contain crop-eating caterpillar that arrived for the first time in Africa in 2016.
Ludovica Iaccino May 15, 2017
Discovery of unique Amazon coral reef could derail plans to drill for oil off coast of Brazil
Environmentalists believe the reef, more 1,000 kilometres long and dotted with brightly coloured coral, may be home to new marine species.
David Sim May 12, 2017
Giant squid or whale? Carcass of huge sea creature washes up on Indonesian shore
The 15metre-long carcass was first spotted by a local resident on Seram Island in Maluku province.
Nandini Krishnamoorthy May 12, 2017
Rare blue-eyed albino orangutan to be named by public in competition
The five-year-old orangutan was held captive in a cage before her rescue.
Lydia Smith May 11, 2017
Shock as Dakota Access Pipeline spills oil before it even comes online
Native Americans claim 84-gallon spill proves pipeline is environmental hazard.
Brendan Cole May 11, 2017
Newly discovered fossils in 3.48 billion-year-old rocks are world's oldest evidence of life on land
The new discovery indicates that microbial life existed in hot springs far earlier than previously known.
India Ashok May 10, 2017
China's Xi Jinping vows to uphold Paris climate change deal in phone call with Emmanuel Macron
Chinese president's comments come amid growing concerns that the Trump administration could withdraw from the deal.
Vasudevan Sridharan May 10, 2017
Donald Trump moves to protect sharks, adds them to endangered species list
Multiple sharks have been added to the list to help protect the creatures.
Jordan Bhatt May 09, 2017
Underwater camera captures 13 great white sharks swimming near California coast
The sharks were spotted 50ft from Long Beach.
Lydia Smith May 09, 2017
EPA's science board 'eviscerated' and to be replaced with industry-friendly professionals
President Tump and EPA chief Scott Pruitt are making the changes for 'regulatory certainty'.
Tareq Haddad May 09, 2017
Tibet's permafrost is playing a surprise role in climate change
Carbon has accumulated in the upper layers of the soil in the Tibetan Plateau in the space of a decade.
Léa Surugue May 08, 2017
Photos of severe flooding after torrential rains in Quebec and Ontario
A month's worth of rain has fallen on areas of eastern Canada over the past few days.
David Sim May 08, 2017
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