KATHMANDU — As Nepal commits to gifting two more greater one-horned rhinos (Rhinoceros unicornis) to China, conservationists have called on authorities to exercise caution while selecting individual animals for the purpose. The decision to gift the rhinos was made during…

From BBC Published1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, ESA By Pallab GhoshScience correspondent Many astronomers are no longer asking whether there is life elsewhere in the Universe. The question on their minds is instead: when will we…

Rechargeable batteries have an important role to play in the fight against climate change, especially when it comes to lowering greenhouse gas emissions through the transition to electric vehicles. It’s one reason the rechargeable battery market is expected to grow…

Some of Switzerland’s largest pension funds have placed French logistics giant Bolloré SE on a blacklist. The Swiss Association for Responsible Investments (SVVK-ASIR) decided its members should no longer invest in Bolloré after it failed to act to resolve accusations…

Growing up, I lived in Ankara, far away from the coast, but the best time of year for me was always the summer months when I would travel to the south with my family to camp and spend time in…

From NPR The famous tree in northern England is believed to have been around 200 years old. Efforts are under way to salvage it through regrowth or grafting — or starting over from a new seed. (Image credit: Oli Scarff/AFP…

KATHMANDU — On the slopes of the Himalayas in Nepal, a primeval scene plays out routinely, far from human eyes: a snow leopard lies in wait for its prey, its thick white-gray coat with large black rosettes serving as the…

DHAKA — Experts point to habitat loss from a wide range of factors as the main reason the long-tailed macaque, one of the most widely distributed monkey species in the world, has gone extinct from Bangladesh. The mangrove forests of…

From BBC Published3 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Getty Images By Malcolm PriorBBC News rural affairs producer The UK is “woefully underprepared” to tackle wildfires as climate change makes them more likely, a new report by the…