Ants as drug manufacturers for humans?
by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Ants naturally produce powerful germicides against bacteria and fungi,…
7 years ago
Environment
High pollution shuts schools in Tehran
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Primary schools will be closed on Monday in Tehran as thick fog caused by pollution smothers…
7 years ago
Low-lying Marshall Islands brace for tidal floods
MAJURO, Marshall Islands (AFP) -- Emergency services were put on standby Saturday in Majuro, as rising king tides threatened to flood the…
7 years ago
News in photo: Snow in the Sahara Desert as seen from a NASA photo
"On January 8, Landsat 8 captured data for these natural-color images of the snow in the Sahara," said a…
7 years ago
Plan to protect Indonesian peatlands with aerial mapping wins $1m
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A plan to use satellite imagery and aerial mapping to protect Indonesia's peatlands -- a…
7 years ago
Polar bears can’t catch enough seals to stay fed: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Polar bears are struggling to find enough seals to eat, and the problem will get…
7 years ago
Timelapse video of super moon rising over Mayon volcano
https://youtu.be/TchBlU4oAHc Filipinos sheltering from the erupting Mayon volcano gasped in delight as an orange full-moon eclipse shone above the mountain's…
7 years ago
Another whale population suddenly dying in Atlantic
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- US marine investigators are probing an unusual die-off of minke whales along the US east…
7 years ago
Rare lunar eclipse offers glimpse of ‘super blue blood moon’
by Kerry SHERIDAN Agence France Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Many parts of the globe may catch a glimpse…
7 years ago
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