ENVIRONMENT

The Pacific bluefish tuna, Chinese cobra and the Australian black grass-dart butterfly are on the "red list" of the threatened species of the IUCN.

Environment Minister Rob Stokes announced a ban of smoking in national parks, picnic areas and other areas of New South Wales.

New Zealand's been stricken by a 6.7 magnitude earthquake on Monday, but authorities assured no tsunami will happen after it.

The debris of a rocket used to launch a weather satellite in Russia could have landed in Queensland.

Parts of Canada will be experiencing cold and snow until weekend.

Radioactive isotope cesium-134 from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant has arrived in the waters off the coast of California.

Typhoon Nuri could put parts of the United States experiencing single digit temperatures in the coming days.

TEPCO has completed the removal of all spent fuel rod assemblies at Reactor No. 4 of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

While stories of people maimed and eaten by wild beasts such as crocodiles, tigers and gorillas become viral because of the gory, but interesting nature of the event, a naturalist plans to do the unexpected and be eaten by a snake deliberately, not by accident.

Typhoon Nuri could reinforce and re-intensify itself as it heads north later this week.

A violent bear fight was captured on video and published on YouTube.

After the first Sunday of November, Daylight Saving Time, has helped to shift the clocks by an hour in many parts of the world, but can also cause Seasonal Affective Disorder.

A woolly mammoth that is being exhibited in Moscow carries the secrets of her species.

TEPCO has again delayed its plans of dismantling the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Carlos Manduga found remains of a giant ground sloth at his home in Southern Argentina.

Crocodile Dundee's kin are probably in Florida hunting for reptiles. Last week, two such fellows captured a 346-kilogramme alligator measuring 4 metres. Besides the size of the reptile, what stood out is that the captors of the beast - Keithy Kelley and Kelly Sziy caught and killed the creature using their bare hands.

Residents in the United Kingdom have been advised to prepare against hurricane Gonzalo.

Scientists have said that craters that were found in Siberia with high levels of methane could have a connection to the Bermuda Triangle.

The United Nations' Messenger of Peace supports Oceans 5 to conserve marine natural wealth.

The levels of contaminated waters at the Fukushima nuclear power plant have surged.

Hurricane Gonzalo will hit Canada's Newfoundland and Labrador on the weekend.

A series of deadly blizzards and avalanches in Nepal's Himalayas have killed four Canadians.

The raging storm on NSW east coast battered houses and caused flight delays.

Typhoon VongFong has killed one in Japan.

The weak El Nino expected to occur between November 2014 to January 2015 will most likely have sea surface temperatures reaching only 1.6 degrees above normal.

Two male kangaroos were seen having a brawl that resembled a martial arts street fight.

Residents advised to prepare against more flooding and landslides.

In what seems to be a confirmation of vampires, an archeologist claimed he had discovered a grave for the legendary fanged creature that had a skeleton with a stake driven on its chest, believed to be the way to kill a vampire or prevent the creature from further causing havoc.

New Zealand would be the venue of the International Naturist Federation's (INF) World Congress in 2016 after the country's Naturist Federation won the bid to host gathering. That would mean about 200 naturists from over 30 countries would stay at the Wellington Naturist Club's headquarters in Upper Hutt.