Environment

Antarctica: a laboratory for climate change

by Mathilde Bellenger Agence France Presse ANTARTICA (AFP) -- A decade ago, a thick layer of ice covered the Collins…

Wind, solar could meet 80 percent of US demand: study

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Wind and solar power could meet 80 percent of US demand for electricity, as long…

Eagle Broadcasting Corporation conducts citronella planting and clean-up drive in Pasong Tamo elementary school

https://youtu.be/-p6IBuCS2QM   QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) -- Eagle Broadcasting Corporation on Saturday, February 24 conducted a citronella planting and…

Taiwan to ban disposable plastic items by 2030

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan is planning a blanket ban on single-use plastic items including straws, cups and shopping bags…

All the wild horses are extinct: study

by Kerry SHERIDAN Agence France-Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- All the world's wild horses have gone extinct, according to…

Large vessels are fishing 55 percent of world’s oceans

by Kerry SHERIDAN Agence France-Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- More than half the world's oceans are being fished by…

Scientists set off to explore new Antarctic ecosystem

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- A team of international scientists led by the British Antarctic Survey set off on Wednesday…

Kin of ‘world’s ugliest animal’ among fish hauled off Australia abyss

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- More than 100 rarely seen fish species were hauled up from a deep and cold abyss…

Coming decades vital for future sea level rise: study

by Marlowe Hood © Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- How quickly humanity draws down the greenhouse gases driving global warming will…

Singapore to impose carbon tax from 2019

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Singapore said Monday it would impose a carbon tax from next year to cut its greenhouse…

This website uses cookies.