Marine conservationists raise alarm on plastic waste threat
MALINDI, Kenya (AFP) -- Conservationists in the Kenyan town of Watumu are seeking the help of local residents to try…
7 years ago
Environment
World’s nations adopt plan ‘towards a pollution-free planet’
by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- The world's nations vowed Wednesday to curb plastic and…
7 years ago
Climate change: can hummingbirds take the heat?
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Extreme heat sometimes forces hummingbirds to seek shade instead of…
7 years ago
Global warming outpacing current forecasts: study
by Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The UN's forecast for global warming is about 15 percent…
7 years ago
Australian dogs trained to sniff out endangered species
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australian dogs are being trained to sniff out the droppings of endangered animals in a scheme…
7 years ago
India, Sri Lanka cyclone death toll rises to 26
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Thousands took to relief camps in Sri Lanka and southern India on Saturday to escape…
7 years ago
Scallops have 200 eyes, which function like a telescope: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Scallops may look like simple creatures, but the seafood delicacy has 200 eyes that function…
7 years ago
65-million-year-old turtle fossil found in Mexico
SALTILLO, Coahuila, Mexico (Reuters) -- The fossilized remains of a turtle thought to be 65 million years old has been…
7 years ago
A baby hippo, two tigers and a llama, new natives of Mexican Zoo
JUAREZ, MEXICO (AFP) -- A female hippopotamus born two weeks ago, two white tiger puppies and a llama calf are…
7 years ago
Scientists discover resilient ‘heart’ of Great Barrier Reef
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Australia's Great Barrier Reef is in peril from climate change and widespread bleaching, but scientists…
7 years ago
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