Cat owners in Australia may be ordered to keep their pets contained at home all the time as part of the nation’s crackdown on felines over the damage they cause to native species. The federal government will seek public support for “24-hour containment requirements for domestic cats, particularly close to identified conservation areas of significance,” reported the Sydney Morning Herald... 

Footage of an impressive giant squid filmed by Russian sailors has emerged online, with the animal attempting to steal the fishermen’s catch. In the video, the squid is trying to eat a large fish, while the sailors prod the animal with a pole to drive it off. The squid is about five times as big as the huge fish it tries to snatch. The massive creature makes a valiant attempt, but is eventually... 

The Indian government has released a report on the state of ecology in the country. The highest level of air pollution in India is in its capital city of Delhi. According to the official data, 80 people die daily because of high concentration of smog and other toxic particles. “An international study released recently has claimed that foul air is killing up to 80 people a day in Delhi. The numbers... 

These photographs appear to show a spectacular underwater world. Twelve meters of water covers trees, footpaths, benches and bridges that are only accessible at certain times of the year. During the winter Green Lake in Tragoess, Austria, is normally only one meter deep and visitors can stroll through the park next to the picturesque lagoon. However, at certain times of the year snowmelt from the... 

The unprecedented degradation of the Earth’s resources threatens humans’ health gains. The overexploiting of the Earth’s natural resources coupled with climate change can put at stake much of what humans have gained in their health enhancement efforts over the last 150 years, new study says. The results of a study conducted by 15 leading scientists, published in the peer-reviewed medical journal... 

Artist’s impression of ice age on Earth at glacial maximum. A 60-percent drop in the Sun’s activity may unleash a “mini ice age” on the earth in 2030, scientists say. A team headed by Proffessor Valentina Zharkova used a new model of the Sun’s solar cycles to make the predictions, presented on the last day of the National Astronomy Meeting in Wales. The team used a technique called... 

Picture taken on June 11, 2015 shows a dried-up irrigation reservoir in North Korea. The United Nations (UN) has warned that a serious drought in North Korea requires urgent action to prevent the death of children already weakened by widespread malnutrition. The UN children’s fund, UNICEF, made the warning on Thursday in a bid to push for international action to tackle the deadly crisis in N... 

A 150-acre portion of the Florida Gulf Coast is being described as a “dead zone” by scientists after thousands of birds mysteriously abandoned their typical nesting grounds on the federally protected landscape. The most surprising is that there isn’t just one species of bird that has disappeared – it is virtually all of them, including blue herons, roseate spoonbills, snowy egrets, pelicans... 

Global warming will cause irreversible damage to marine life in the world’s oceans if left unchecked, a new study says. The results of the study, released on Thursday, confirm that global warming is both forcing fish to search for cooler waters and destroying valuable undersea habitats, including coral reefs. According to the research, human beings as the biggest contributors to climate change... 

An “emergency” national security report prepared by the Ministry of Defense (MoD) circulating in the Kremlin today is warning that the “sea-creature” discovered on Sakhalin Island in the Far East this past week by local residents has now been identified as a “chimera” deliberately created in/by the United States for purposes as yet unknown and, therefore, now poses a “heightened” security... 

Some coral species are better at adapting to climate change than others, a new study has revealed. The research, which was published in the journal Science on Thursday, was conducted by a group of international researchers in Australia. In many parts of the world, coral reefs are declining fast due to pollution, warming seas, disease and storms. Researchers tested several samples of coral reefs from... 

Biotech company Oxitec has released genetically engineered (GE) diamondback moths at Cornell’s agricultural experiment station in Geneva, New York as part of an outdoor trial, and New Yorkers are more than just miffed. Organic farmers, environmental groups, and New York citizens have sent a letter to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Agriculture Commissioner Richard Ball along with Cornell University... 

Dozens of penguins have been found dead over the course of the past three days on the coast of Uruguay. A government official announced on Thursday that the penguins were found in two separate locations. Graciela Fabiano, an official from the National Directorate of Water Resources, told local media that the issue of the dead penguins was not an uncommon occurrence. Some of the dead penguins were... 

An Indonesian volcano near an ancient volcano that once nearly destroyed humankind is getting ready to erupt. At the moment, it’s throwing smoke high into the sky. Sinabung volcano in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, is only 35 kilometers from the Toba volcano whose super-eruption, according to scientists, put mankind on the brink of extinction almost 70,000 years ago by causing a “nuclear winter,”... 

A sudden volcano eruption on the small southern Japanese island of Kuchinoerabu-jima has forced authorities to raise the alert to the highest level and advise evacuation of the immediate area. Residents have fled by boat to the nearest neighboring island. Authorities decided to evacuate the island’s 137 residents, NHK national television reported. The residents fled by boat to the closest neighboring...