Australia's carbon emissions are unlikely to peak until after 2030 despite a commitment to cut its 2005 greenhouse gas level by up to 28 percent over the next 15 years, according to a study out on

A chemical plant in Taichung of central Taiwan caught fire Monday morning, with two workers missing, local media said.

The discovery of a new Himalayan forest frog clade in Tibet has been confirmed. It will join 12 other Chinese amphibian families.

Portuguese authorities confirmed Wednesday five cases of the Zika virus have been diagnosed, according to the National Health Institute Doctor Ricardo Jorge (INSA).

HIGHWAYS have been closed and airport traffic was disrupted as the worst cold front in years hit several Chinese provinces.

Washington, D.C and another five U.S. states along the U.S.

An earthquake measuring 6.0 magnitude jolted Ceva-i-Ra Reef in southwestern Fiji on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Five soldiers died in an avalanche while on a training exercise Monday afternoon in Savoie, eastern France, Le Figaro has reported.

Mozambique is one of many countries feeling the strain of El Nino, which has dried up rainfall across southern Africa over the last year, killing crops and disrupting hydropower production.

A newly released study by a Canadian scholar shows that rainfall and groundwater are crucial for crops in West Africa, yet agriculture may make droughts worse and lead to crop failure.