Protected Chilean sea lions are the ‘enemy’ of fishermen
by Miguel SANCHEZ Agence France Presse VALPARAISO, Chile (AFP) -- Off the coast of Chile, fisherman face competition from a…
6 years ago
Environment
Rare albino orangutan released back into the wild
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- The world’s only known albino orangutan has been released back into the jungle more than a…
6 years ago
Scallops: Peru’s ‘golden nuggets’ of the sea
by Carlos MANDUJANO Agence France Presse SECHURA, Peru (AFP) -- Peruvian fishermen need only dive down a few meters to…
6 years ago
Smiling at danger, China’s finless porpoise fights to survive
by Kelly WANG Agence France-Presse WUHAN, China (AFP) -- In an oxbow lake along the middle reaches of the Yangtze…
6 years ago
Moroccan saffron farmers battle knockoff spices
MOROCCAN (AFP)- Saffron farmers in southern Morocco have long taken pride in the coveted spice they produce from the purple-petalled…
6 years ago
Virgin Galactic reaches space for first time
by Gene Blevins Agence France Presse MOJAVE, United States (AFP) -- Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, VSS Unity, flew higher than it…
6 years ago
Climate talks must be rescued, warns UN chief
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse KATOWICE, Poland (AFP) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sought to rescue deeply troubled climate talks…
6 years ago
Permafrost thaw threatens 70 percent of Arctic infrastructure: study
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A warming climate is thawing permafrost and up to 70 percent of infrastructure in the Arctic…
6 years ago
Fighting climate change in the shadow of Mount Everest
by Paavan MATHEMA Agence France Presse NEPAL (AFP) -- Formed in the shadow of Mount Everest, the turquoise depths of…
6 years ago
Surviving bleached Barrier Reef coral ‘more resilient to heat’
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Corals on Australia's Great Barrier Reef that survived bleaching from rising sea temperatures were more resistant…
6 years ago
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