Highest-ever temperature recorded in Norwegian Arctic archipelago
OSLO, Norway (AFP) -- Norway's Arctic archipelago Svalbard on Saturday recorded its highest-ever temperature, the country's meteorological institute reported. According…
4 years ago
Environment
Vietnam suspends wildlife trade as pandemic prods action
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — Vietnam, one of Asia's biggest consumers of wildlife products, has suspended all imports of wild animal…
4 years ago
Much maligned elsewhere, bats get star treatment in central France
by Maxime MAMET Agence France-Presse BOURGES, France (AFP) — At a museum in central France, researchers tenderly feed insects and kitten…
4 years ago
Reef tales: candid cams reveal shark populations in decline
by Sara HUSSEIN TOKYO, Japan (APF) -- An unprecedented global survey has revealed a shocking decline in the number of…
4 years ago
Rare twin red-ruffed lemurs born at Singapore zoo
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Twin red-ruffed lemurs have been born at Singapore zoo, officials said Thursday, a rare double delivery…
4 years ago
160 turtles caught in plastic waste rescued from Bangladesh beach
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) -- About 160 sea turtles, many of them injured after getting entangled in plastic waste, have…
4 years ago
Tiger, pangolin farming in Myanmar risks ‘boosting demand’
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Conservationists have warned a sudden change in Myanmar's law allowing the commercial farming of tigers, pangolins…
4 years ago
Colombia lost forest area the size of Sao Paulo in 2019: report
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- Colombia lost 159,000 hectares of forest -- an area the size of Brazilian megacity Sao Paulo…
4 years ago
Climate change turning US mountain lakes green with algae
by Phineas RUECKERT PARIS, France (AFP) -- Global warming is turning clear mountain lakes green in the western United States…
4 years ago
Tie for warmest June globally, Siberia sizzles: EU
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Temperatures soared 10 degrees Celsius above average in June across much of permafrost-laden…
4 years ago
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