In Brazil, more than one woman out of two may be postponing pregnancy in response to the Zika outbreak, researchers have said.

An earthquake has struck Nepal, which suffered massive devastation in a 7.8 magnitude tremor in April last year.

Tanzania President John Magufuli has dismissed two senior officials after they were caught opening a fake bank account to funnel aid funds destined for victims of a recent earthquake.

Early human migration out of Africa was driven by climate change induced by variations in the Earth's rotation, scientists have said.

Most species of forest birds native to the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i have crossed the tipping point, with multiple extinctions predicted in forthcoming decades, researchers have warned.

Authorities in the Arctic city of Norilsk have begun an investigation into a possible pipeline break after a river running through the city turned red.

Iron is known to be toxic to brain cells, and tiny magnetic iron particles (magnetite) are thought to be involved in the development of neurological disorders.

Caught in a debt trap after constructing toilets under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Mission (SMB), sarpanchs of eleven villages in Kanker district of tribal Bastar region have threa

The death toll from Typhoon Lionrock, which struck Japan on 29 August, has risen to 17 with several people still missing and a new tropical storm set to batter the southern islands.

Italy has declared a state of emergency in regions worst hit by the powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake that shook the country on Wednesday, 24 August, and has claimed at least 250 lives.