Tons of dead fish found in a river on the German-Polish border

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Authorities suspect a toxic substance to be to blame, but the cause of the mass death is still unknown.

Renewable energy: the "kite" that draws energy from the sky

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A Norwegian company has developed an innovative "kite" that converts wind into electricity.

Firenado rages in California

High temperatures and strong winds formed a "firenado" in California on Wednesday.

Hundreds of firefighters were called to tackle the blaze that spread during a bushfire.

No one was injured and the Los Angeles County Fire Department said no buildings were immediately threatened.

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Macro Photography: The Hidden World of Garden Insects

Geraint Radford from Ystalyfera in the Swansea Valley photographs insects and plants in his garden.

He uses social media to try to encourage more people to get into macro photography.

He said: "Insects fight, we're conditioned to find them scary. I try to take pictures of them that show them in a new way."

"I think they have personality, I think they're funny."

Tink Llewellyn and Gwyndaf Hughes video.

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Climate change: Glaciers in the Alps are melting faster due to heat waves

According to Reuters, glacier melt in the Alps is on the way to its largest loss of mass in at least 60 years.

The region experienced two heat waves in early summer and little snow last winter.

Zermatt, a Swiss mountain town that typically has July temperatures in the 20s, recently recorded high temperatures of 30°C (86°F).

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The volcano in Iceland was so beautiful that I cried a bit

A volcano has erupted near the capital Reykjavik in Iceland.

This created a spectacle for tourists traveling to see the glowing lava in the Meralir Valley.

One woman was so mesmerized she said she must have "cried a little" at how beautiful it was.

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Climate change is killing elephants, says Kenya

Kenya's Department of Wildlife and Tourism says climate change is now a bigger threat to elephant conservation than poaching.

Last year, the country recorded 179 elephant deaths due to the ongoing drought in the Horn of Africa.

After successive periods of rain, rivers and watersheds have dried up and grasslands have become wildlife sanctuaries.

The BBC's Mercy Juma reports from Kenya's Tsavo National Park, one of the largest parks in the world.

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