Fears of an impending volcanic eruption in Bali have prompted more than 120,000 people to flee their homes.

Barnacles encrusted on plane debris that washed up on the French island of Reunion might unravel the mystery of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared last year with 239 passengers and crew.

Fish have feelings and intelligence on a par with other animals and deserve better consideration of their welfare, a behavioural biologist has claimed.

THE global economic boom has accelerated greenhouse gas emissions to a dangerous threshold not expected for a decade and could cause irreversible climate change, said one of Australia’s leading scientists.