Earth & Climate

Hong Kong authorities are scrambling to find out why nine monkeys – three of them endangered – died in a span of just two days at the city’s oldest zoo. Part of

Berlin Zoo says the panda twins born in August have opened their eyes for the first time, on exactly the schedule you’d typically expect. The cubs will be on display for limited

In some areas, the WWF’s Living Planet report noted that wildlife populations had fallen by up to 95%. The Amazon rainforest is particularly vulnerable. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) published its latest Living

The animal escaped from the officers after hopping at fence at Casula station. Australia’s koala population has plummeted in recent decades. Australian police had to chase a wayward koala through the train station

The death toll is more than three times higher than in the same period last year. Health authorities are supplying vaccines to the most affected states, which demand more too ensure adequate

Flights have resumed at a Japanese airport after a World War II bomb exploded just seconds after a passenger jet had taxied past it. Southern Japan’s Miyazaki Airport has reopened for flights on

Taiwan remained shut for a second day as Typhoon Krathon made landfall in the port city of Kaohsiung. Two people have died, and more than 100 have been injured. Schools, offices and

A search operation has rescued 150 people and recovered 16 bodies. Officials said the vessel was filled to roughly three times its capacity. More than 100 people, mostly women and children, are

Schools, offices and financial markets closed as a weakened Typhoon Krathon approached the west coast of Taiwan. It is expected to hit the port city of Kaohsiung before moving towards capital, Taipei.

Schools and offices were shut in Taiwan as Typhoon Krathon advanced toward its west coast from the Philippines. More than 7,000 people have been evacuated, and thousands of troops are on standby.