Environment

2018 was fourth hottest year on record: researchers

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The last four years have been the world's hottest since record-keeping began, with 2018 the…

Tiny killer threatens giant clam, aquatic emblem of the Med

by Claudine RENAUD Agence France-Presse Villefranche-sur-Mer, France (AFP) -- With wing-shaped shells lined with iridescent mother-of-pearl and producing the fibers of rare…

2018 was fourth hottest year on record: researchers

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - he last four years have been the world's hottest since record-keeping began, with 2018 the…

Bean bonanza: coffee cafes pop up in remote corner of Indonesia

TORAJA, Indonesia (AFP) -- For decades, there wasn't a coffee shop anywhere in Indonesia's Toraja region even as its high-quality beans…

Thousands of free tulips given to visitors as Netherlands celebrates National Tulip Day

By Marilou Francisco EBC Europe Eagle News Service (Eagle News) -- The tulip is one of the world famous icons…

Construction without coordination: how ants build megaprojects

by Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Leaf-cutter ants build super highways to transfer food and building materials…

Snowboards out as Paris gets first taste of snow

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Paris got its first snowfall of the season Tuesday, prompting travel alerts for commuters but giving…

Greenland ice melts four times faster in a decade: study

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- Greenland's melting ice, which causes sea levels to rise, disappeared four times faster in 2013 than…

Scientists warn of climate ‘time bomb’ for world’s groundwater

by Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Future generations face an environmental "time bomb" as the world's groundwater…

World to miss 2020 climate ‘turning point’: analysis

by Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The world is on course to miss its "best chance" of…

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