Environment

Borneo orangutans dying off as forests are lost: study

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- The population of orangutans in Borneo has plummeted by more than half since 1999 --…

Shellfish reefs: Australia’s untold environmental disaster

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Virtually all of Australia's shellfish reefs have disappeared, making them the country’s most threatened ocean ecosystem,…

Extreme weather to rise even if Paris goals are met: study

by Kerry Sheridan Agence France Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- The risk of extreme weather such as heat waves,…

Extreme weather to rise even if Paris goals are met: study

by Kerry Sheridan © Agence France-Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- The risk of extreme weather such as heat waves, floods and…

Ants nurse wounded warriors back to health: study

by Mariette le Roux and Laurence Coustal Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- African Matabele ants dress the wounds…

For global water crisis, climate may be the last straw

by Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Before man-made climate change kicked in -- and well before…

Sea level rise is accelerating: study

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Sea level rise is accelerating and could reach 26 inches (66 centimeters) by century's end, in line…

Siberian smog monitors battle for clean air

by Victoria Loguinova-Yakovleva Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Weary of local officials dismissing the deadly smog that covers…

Work among the penguins? France is looking for candidates

by Sandra FERRER Agence France-Presse BREST, France (AFP) -- Fancy a job at the North or South Pole? A French research…

Red pandas rescued in Laos stir fears over exotic pet trade

by Joe Freeman Agence France Presse BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- The rescue in Laos of three endangered red pandas trafficked…

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