SCIENCE

Fears of compromise on key 1.5C global temperature issue

Climate change talks have been trying to limit the average rise in temperatures to 1.5C.

But at talks in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheik,…

Remains of US soldier Tommie Hanks identified after 72 years

Army Cpl Tommie T Hanks, then 27, was killed after his unit attempted to withdraw from a location near Anju in North Korea…

Hurricane Nicole Florida braces for unusual November storm

The huge category one hurricane has lashed Grand Bahama Island and is forecast to hit Florida overnight.

Nicole…

COP27 Sharp rise in fossil fuel industry delegates at climate summit

Campaign group Global Witness found more than 600 people at the talks in Egypt are linked to fossil fuels.

That's…

COP27 Can India really adopt a climate-friendly lifestyle?

Country signatories to the UN climate change convention have to submit a plan - called the Nationally Determined Contribution…

COP27 Watershed moment as UN climate summit begins

The UN's annual climate change summit opens on Sunday with hosts Egypt billing it as the world's "watershed moment" on climate…

In the Amazon, a giant fish is helping to save the rainforest

Even in the most biodiverse rainforest of the world, the pirarucu — also known as arapaima — stands…

Nigeria floods I have nowhere to go

Because the water had nearly reached knee level, he had to raise his belongings out of harm's way. Now, the only things…