NASA’s first asteroid sample-collector arrives at target, Bennu
by Kerry SHERIDAN Agence France Presse TAMPA, United States (AFP) -- NASA's first-ever mission designed to visit an asteroid and…
6 years ago
Environment
Disappearing Arctic sea ice threatens Canada’s polar bears: expert panel
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- A committee of wildlife experts warned Monday that Canada's largest land predator, the polar bear, was…
6 years ago
World Bank promises $200 bn in 2021-25 climate cash
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France Presse KATOWICE, Poland (AFP) -- The World Bank on Monday unveiled $200 billion in climate…
6 years ago
2018 set to be among hottest years on record: UN
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Global temperatures in 2018 are set to be the fourth highest on record, the UN said…
6 years ago
Future uncertain for Australia’s unique platypus: researchers
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's unique platypus population is shrinking under pressure from agriculture and pollution, putting the egg-laying mammals'…
6 years ago
75-80 percent chance of El Niño in next 3 months: UN
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- There is a 75 to 80 percent chance of a moderate El Niño event forming in…
6 years ago
Biggest coral reseeding project launches on Great Barrier Reef
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Scientists have launched the largest-ever attempt to regenerate coral on the endangered Great Barrier Reef by…
6 years ago
New Zealand rescuers save six stranded whales
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Six beached whales were successfully refloated off New Zealand Tuesday, rescuers said, after a spate…
6 years ago
145 whales die on remote New Zealand beach
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Up to 145 pilot whales have died in a mass stranding in a remote part…
6 years ago
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