Environment

Should I stay or go? Birds migrate to save energy: study

by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Why have some birds opted for a taxing life…

Third of Australia’s threatened species not being monitored

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A third of Australia's threatened species are not being tracked, scientists said Friday, warning they could…

Thousands flock to Tampa Bay beaches, parks for Great American Cleanup

  By Melissa Allen EBC Florida Bureau TAMPA, FL (Eagle News) — Over 4,000 volunteers hit the sandy shorelines and…

UK, US launch biggest-ever study of Antarctic glacier

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain and the United States on Monday launched a research program billed "the most…

World’s oldest known spider dies in Australia — of wasp sting

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The world's oldest known spider has died at the ripe old age of 43 after being…

Australia pledges half a billion to restore Great Barrier Reef

by Martin Parry Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia pledged half a billion dollars to restore and protect…

Progress toward ‘infinitely recyclable’ plastic

TAMPA, United States (AFP) -- US scientists said Thursday they have made progress toward a kind of plastic that can…

Microplastics in Arctic sea ice – ‘nowhere is immune’

by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Researchers warned Tuesday of a "troubling" accumulation of microplastics in…

Sea of solar panels turns Mexican desert green

by Yussel GONZALEZ Agence France Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- From a distance, it looks like a deep-blue sea…

Japan’s Akita dogs melt foreign hearts

by Natsuko Fukue Agence France Presse TAKASAKI, Japan (AFP) -- Hollywood actor Richard Gere, French film star Alain Delon and…

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