Nearly seven million Americans are vulnerable to man-made earthquakes in central and eastern US states in 2016, according to a US Geological Survey (USGS) report.
Wind and solar energy is growing at record speeds and prices dropping fast. The renewable sector increased its contribution from 9.1 percent in 2014 to 10.3 in 2015.
The discovery by scientists of a new bacteria that can eat plastic is timely because studies indicate that by 2025, there would be one tonne of plastic for every three tonnes of finfish caught in t
This year is shaping up to be possibly the hottest in human history after satellite readings showed how February obliterated the temperature record set in January.