Environment

Women who breathe polluted air during pregnancy may be more likely to have children who develop high blood pressure, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers focused on what’s known as fine particulate matter, or PM 2.5, a...

Promoting a greener economy could create 30 million jobs over the next decade, largely offsetting employment losses linked to the shift, the UN said Monday, although farming would be especially hard-hit. A fresh report from the...

More than 100 experts from 33 countries will gather here from tomorrow for discussing different aspects on Disability and Disaster Risk Management (DiDRM) as Dhaka is set to host an international conference on DiDRM for the...

A NASA program that cost $10 million per year to track carbon and methane, key greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming, has been cancelled, a US space agency spokesman said Thursday. The end of the...

Domestic and international tourism account for eight percent of greenhouse gas emissions, four times more than previously estimated, according to a study published Monday. The multi-trillion dollar industry’s carbon footprint is expanding rapidly, driven in large...

Carbon emissions from burning oil, coal and gas rose in most European Union countries in 2017, data showed Friday, in a sign the bloc was struggling to reduce greenhouse gas blamed for climate change. The Eurostat...

At least 97 people were killed in strong dust storms that swept across northern India, officials said on Thursday. Winds of more than 130 kilometers (80 miles) per hour ravaged parts of northern Uttar Pradesh and...

More than 90 percent of the global population is breathing in high levels of pollutants, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, blaming poor air quality for some seven million deaths annually. Fresh data from the UN...

A 26-storey building has collapsed after being engulfed in flames in Brazil’s largest city, São Paulo, killing at least one person. More than 150 firefighters are battling the blaze which is thought to have been caused...

The world’s oldest known spider has died at the ripe old age of 43 after being monitored for years during a long-term population study in Australia, researchers said Monday. The trapdoor matriarch comfortably outlived the previous...