Malaysia's National Fatwa Council has issued a fatwa declaring the use of electronic cigarettes as 'haram' or forbidden for Muslims.

The extinction of large animals from tropical forests could lead to potentially stronger impacts of climate change, a new study warns.

Mass coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef caused by an El Nino weather event will take place early next year, marine biologists have warned.

The social lives of elephants have remained strong, despite huge population losses from poachers, say researchers.

The tilt of the Earth, or its obliquity as it is called, affects the world’s heaviest rainbelt, suggests an international research.

In the run-up to the Paris climate change talks, BHP Billiton Ltd., one of the world’s largest coal miners, warned its investors about how a global deal to curb emissions would affect its portfolio

The World Bank has approved a $1.5 billion loan programme for Modi government's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA) or Clean India Mission, a programme that aims to ensure improved access to sanitation fac

India on Wednesday launched six Singaporean satellites with its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle's core alone (PSLV-CA) variant.

The first full-scale genomic analysis of the Ebola virus has been performed.

Mexico has become the first country to approve Sanofi's vaccine for dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease that kills over 22,000 people and affects more than 400 million per year, according to the