Honey bees around the world could soon be wearing small, electronic transmitter devices as part of an Australia-led study into the sharp rise in the insect's mortality rate.

Peru Monday announced it is withdrawing as host of the 2016 Dakar Rally "due to concerns about the El Nino weather phenomenon," state news agency Andina reported.

An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale jolted 31km NNW of La Serena, Chile at 2015-08-23 23: 10:03 GMT on Sun (2015-08-24 07:10:03 Beijing Time), the U.S. Geological Survey said.

A US engineering firm was prized Sunday for its efforts to treat used water and turn it back into drinking quality.

Rome's waste management Agency (AMA) is due to receive soon an exclusive Italian patent to turn garbage into eco-asphalt, with a new procedure that may allow the municipality to both save money and

Argentina's capital Buenos Aires has been named as the most livable city in Latin America, according to the latest global survey.

The New Zealand government Thursday unveiled a 30-year infrastructure plan that will include building a joint infrastructure market with Australia and initiatives to guide spending on some massive

More than 12,200 coal-fired boilers and factories in polluting industries will suspend production starting Aug 28 in a bid to get good air quality for the city's Sept 3 military parade by reducing

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Wednesday that 1.8 million children in Yemen are likely to suffer from malnutrition by the end of this year.

Eight firms are being sued for dumping untreated waste in northwest China's Tengger Desert as part of a high-profile public interest litigation filed by a non-profit organization.