Four-legged prehistoric whale fossil found in Peru
https://youtu.be/kae8eenOZ4k Washington, United States (AFP) -- Paleontologists have found a well-preserved fossil of a four-legged amphibious ancestor of whales, a…
6 years ago
Environment
Indonesia eyes komodo dragon island closure to thwart smuggling
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia may temporarily shut an island that is home to Komodo dragons in a bid to…
6 years ago
Canada experiencing warming at twice global level: report
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- Canada is experiencing warming at twice the rate of the rest of the world, with…
6 years ago
Many sharks closer to extinction than feared: Red List
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse Human appetites are pushing makos and other iconic sharks to the brink of extinction,…
6 years ago
Boulder-sized sunfish washes ashore in Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A boulder-sized fish of a kind known to "sink yachts" has washed up on an…
6 years ago
Canned air and water-spraying drones: Smog remedies
by Catherine LAI HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- As millions of people in Asia choke under polluted skies, authorities have…
6 years ago
Glyphosate under fire from San Francisco to Sri Lanka
Glyphosate, the world's most widely used herbicide and the active ingredient in Monsanto's weedkiller Roundup, is the subject of fierce…
6 years ago
Dead whale in Philippines had 40 kg of plastic in stomach
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- A starving whale with 40 kilos (88 pounds) of plastic trash in its stomach has died…
6 years ago
Remote Cape with ‘world’s cleanest air’ offers smog respite
by Andrew BEATTY CAPE GRIM, Australia (AFP) -- As much of Asia wheezes, coughs and sniffles its way through another…
6 years ago
Toxic air tears apart families in Mongolia
by Khaliun Bayartsogt BOMUUR, Mongolia (AFP) -- In the world's coldest capital, many burn coal and plastic just to survive…
6 years ago
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