The Keystone XL oil pipeline does not need to be made from US steel, despite an executive order by President Donald Trump days after he took office requiring domestic steel in new pipelines, the White House said on Friday.

An Argentine research base near the northern tip of the Antarctic peninsula sets a heat record at a balmy 63.5° Fahrenheit (17.5 degrees Celsius), the UN weather agency says.

The extent of ice loss at the top of the world, as seen by satellites, has been widely documented and is the Arctic ice cap’s shrinkage is often expressed in terms of area.

For the past few years, the winter chapter of Bangladesh is shrinking – arriving late and living short, what experts suspect is for climate-related changes and abuse of natural resources.

The High Court orders the government to stop extraction of stones and sands from Lovachhora river at Kanaighat upazila of Sylhet for the next six months.

Engulfed in choking smog, some northern Chinese cities limit the number of cars on roads and temporarily shut down factories to cut down pollution during a national "red alert."

The French capital Paris announced on Wednesday licence-plate based driving restrictions for a third day in a row and plans bans on old cars as the City of Light experienced the worst air pollution in a decade.

The world's largest metal moveable structure is to be unveiled over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant's doomed fourth reactor in Ukraine to ensure the safety of future generations across Europe.

Although winter in Dhaka is yet to hit in full swing, there is a light nip in the air, the sun’s rays do not feel so harsh and brown-grey butterflies are flittering all around. From the staircase to the washrooms and bedrooms, these grey-brown butterflies have become common fixtures this winter and many have questioned their sudden increase.

Temperatures near the North Pole are an unheard of 36°F (20°C) warmer than average right now, according to Science Alert.

OpenAI, the non-profit artificial intelligence (AI) research firm backed by Tesla Motors Inc's (TSLA.O) Elon Musk and other prominent tech executives, has signed an agreement to run most of its large-scale experiments on Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) flagship cloud service, Azure.

Athletes and eco-activists swam across the Dead Sea on Tuesday, the first people to thrash their way over a body of water so salty that it poisons anyone who drinks it.

In the recent past, Bangladesh has not suffered any damaging large earthquakes, but in the past few hundred years, several large catastrophic earthquakes struck this area.

Bangladesh is among the countries with least forest whereas Laos with 92.1 percentage of forest area is on the top of all in Asia. Bangladesh having 11.2 percent of forest areas of the total area of the country is among India, Mongolia and Pakistan with the least forest, according to the data of Asian Development Bank, 2016.

The National Committee for Saving the Sundarbans urges the prime minister to consider analysis of experts and pay no heed to the government propaganda on Rampal power plant as it is economically and environmentally destructive.

Hurricane Matthew, the most powerful Caribbean storm in a decade, churns towards Jamaica and Haiti.

Coral fish become stressed and lose weight if they are separated from each other, hampering their chances of survival, an Australian study reveals.

In an open letter, hundreds of top scientists warn against voting for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, saying it would be disastrous for the planet if he becomes the US president.

The world's largest living primate has been listed as critically endangered, making four of the six great ape species only one step away from extinction, according to a report released Sunday at the World Conservation Congress in Hawaii.

Activists parading to save the Sundarbans vow to continue their movement against Rampal power plant near the world’s largest mangrove forest.