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Italian scientists bet on octopus to fight crab invasion
From a fishing trawler in the Adriatic, Italian scientists gently release thousands of tiny octopuses in the hope of fighting an invasive crab species that has devastated local fisheries.
Climate change main driver of European ocean warming: study
Climate change is the main driver of Europe's rising marine temperatures, directly adding around 2C of warming in the Mediterranean this summer and severely impacting ecosystems, a study said Wednesday.
Scientists discover how narwhals grow nature's only straight tusk
Narwhals have nature's only straight tusk, a single tooth up to three metres long so strange they were sold as magical unicorn horns during the Middle Ages.
German farmers warn of drought toll on grain harvest
Germany's grain harvest is expected to fall by seven percent this year after months of severe drought and heatwaves, the German Farmers' Association (DBV) said Tuesday.
Make it rain: Indonesia chases clouds to stem El Nino fires
Indonesia's Borneo, home to pristine rainforest and protected species, is burning. Meteorologist Safillah Anggie Wahyuni hopes a solution lies in the clouds.
Two largest US reservoirs hit record lows amid western drought
The two largest reservoirs in the United States have fallen to record lows as a severe drought grips the country's West, according to data released over the weekend.
US pauses construction of border project in Texas national park
President Donald Trump's administration said Monday it was pausing construction on a $1.7 billion border project at Big Bend National Park in Texas that has faced bipartisan opposition.
Belgium fire halts short of German border, but not 'contained'
Firefighters and farmers backed by water-dropping aircraft battled through a fourth day Monday to tame Belgium's worst wildfire in a century, still burning through pristine parkland though it was halted short of the German border.
Germany's coalition split over putting climate in constitution
As much of Europe swelters under a heatwave, a group of German ministers wants to enshrine climate protection in the constitution, a plan that sparked pushback from within the government Monday.
Indian marble waste dump becomes unlikely tourist attraction
A sprawling expanse of white marble waste in India is drawing tourists, filmmakers and social media enthusiasts to a landscape that looks more like a snow-covered valley than a dumping ground.
The Nigerian fishing community being eaten up by the Atlantic
The beach shrinks every year in Ayetoro, in southern Nigeria, and what is left is peppered with the remains of homes swallowed by the ocean -- some years ago, some just months prior.
Firefighters battle second day of blaze on Greek island
Firefighters battled for a second day on Sunday to contain a forest fire on the Greek Aegean island of Skyros, as the local mayor voiced hope it could soon be brought under control.
Chinese ship sets off for Europe through Arctic, halving travel time
A Chinese container vessel has set sail for Europe through the Arctic, part of new weekly service on a route that cuts shipment times in half but which environmental groups warn could speed up the melting of polar ice.
Heat is on as German winegrowers struggle to protect vines
As Europe bakes in yet another heatwave, German winegrower Florian Weingart has scattered straw on the ground to keep moisture trapped in the earth and protect his prized vines from extreme temperatures.
Faced with historic drought, the Dutch rethink water management
On the banks of the Waal, the Dutch branch of the Rhine, swimmers are sunning themselves on a Nijmegen beach that didn't exist before the river level dropped a few months ago.
Wind spurs forest fire in western Germany, with scores evacuated
Around 1,800 people fled their homes in western Germany after a wildfire spread nearby, officials said Friday, with helicopters and army equipment deployed to battle the country's largest forest fire of the summer.
Bones of medieval kings saved from Spanish wildfire
Firefighters raced to save a mythical 1,000-year-old monastery in northeastern Spain on Friday as a growing wildfire prompted the hasty removal of the bones of the medieval monarchs buried there.
Europe wildfires: latest developments
Countries across Europe were battling a wave of new wildfires Friday as blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes made for dangerous conditions, with thousands evacuated and even some medieval sites threatened.
Hotter Europe isn't cooling investor fervor for stocks
The heatwaves pummelling Europe this summer will have costly impacts on industries ranging from agriculture to tourism -- but that hasn't stopped stock markets from hitting all-time highs.
Wildfire forces hundreds to flee in western Germany
Around 1,800 people had to flee their homes in western Germany overnight after a wildfire spread nearby, officials said Friday, with helicopters and army equipment deployed to help battle the flames.
Latest developments: Europe battles wildfires
Countries across Europe were battling a wave of new wildfires Friday as blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes made for dangerous conditions.
New wildfire forces evacuation of 500 people in France
A new wildfire in southwestern France has forced the evacuation of more than 500 people and burned 1,100 hectares (about 2,700 acres), officials said on Friday.
Romania shuts nuclear plant as Danube drops
Romania shut down its only nuclear plant on Thursday, in a rare move due to drought that has caused the Danube river, whose waters cool the plant, to fall to record lows.
Tourists rescued by boat as forest fire threatens Greek beaches
A fleet of small boats evacuated hundreds of tourists from beaches in northern Greece as a forest fire bore down on two popular resorts.
Millions of Europeans struggle with another wave of extreme heat
Millions of people across Europe -- particularly in France, Italy, Spain and the UK -- sweltered through another wave of extreme temperatures Thursday as the continent's latest heatwave intensified.
Heavy rain soaks eastern Japan, prompting highest-level warning
Torrential rain pummelled eastern Japan on Thursday, triggering landslides and power outages, and prompting the weather authority to issue its highest-level heavy rain warning for the region for the first time.
'How many will die?': the mysterious ailment killing Kenyan elephants
Lying on the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust, the elephant slowly exhausted himself in futile attempts to stand, the latest potential victim of a still-mysterious ailment in southern Kenya.
German steel giant Thyssenkrupp weighs options as Rhine drops
German steel giant Thyssenkrupp said Thursday that it was monitoring water levels in the Rhine and ready to respond if they drop further, after boat deliveries of raw material deliveries were disrupted.
Germany's dry rivers spark battle on engineering vs restoration
As a heat wave dries Germany's rivers, government ministers are at odds over what to do about it -- re-engineer the waterways or restore them to their natural state.
Spain darkens as solar eclipse races south from Arctic
Day briefly turned to night in Spain on Wednesday, as the country witnessed its first total solar eclipse in more than a century, plunging it into eerie darkness in one of nature's greatest spectacles.
Total solar eclipse to cast its shadow over Europe
Millions of people will turn their gaze towards the heavens on Wednesday to witness one of nature's greatest spectacles -- a rare total solar eclipse -- as it sweeps over mainland Europe to briefly turn day into night.
Extreme weather, jellyfish knock one-fifth of France's nuclear capacity offline
France on Wednesday recorded a more than 20 percent shortfall in nuclear power production capacity, a record deficit caused by environmentally related outages linked to drought, extreme heat and a jellyfish invasion.