As Brazil seeks to boost its environmental credentials by hosting the United Nations' climate summit, a proposal to build a railway through the Amazon has threatened to tarnish that image amid ...

The Congo River is the world's only major river to cross the Equator twice, a rare feat shaped by ancient geological forces.

Tropical Cyclone Fina is due to “swing” and begin its descent south directly towards Darwin on Friday, with residents warned ...

Malaysia has suspended operations at a rare earth site and two tin mines in western Perak state following an investigation into complaints that a stretch of a major river had turned bright blue, the ...

Indigenous protesters at UN climate talks in Brazil have zeroed in on a major grievance: A planned railway that would stretch ...

Myanmar’s military government extended its crackdown on online scam activities to a second major location, detaining hundreds ...

In Southern California, the latest atmospheric river shattered daily rainfall records set during a massive 1965 storm. Some ...

The knock on the Milwaukee Bucks heading into the season was that they didn’t have enough star power supporting Giannis Antetokounmpo. Now they’re going to have to find a way to win without the ...

Homes in the area are selling for as little as $50 with the most expensive fetching $125,000 at auction - but there's one ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ $1.2B hydropower rehab program is modernizing nine plants to improve efficiency and meet ...

The Ferrograo railway project would transport commodities including corn and soybeans nearly 621 miles from a city on the ...

The "obscene" fly tip in a field alongside the A34 near Kidlington has reached 150 metres long, 10 metres wide and 12 metres ...