California roasts under record-setting temperatures
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- An excessive heat warning has been issued in California through Wednesday as the state bakes under…
7 years ago
Environment
Young scientist invents device that detects lead in water
NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) -- Gitanjali Rao, an 11-year-old from Lone Tree, Colorado, won the 2017 Discovery Education 3M…
7 years ago
Forest fires contributed to record global tree cover loss
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - A sharp increase in forest fires stoked record losses in global forest cover equivalent to…
7 years ago
Nicaragua signs Paris climate agreement
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AFP) -- Nicaragua signed the Paris climate agreement Monday, leaving the United States and Syria as the only two holdouts on…
7 years ago
World’s first floating wind farm opens off Scotland
PETERHEAD, Scotland (Reuters) -- Norway's Statoil expects floating wind power costs to fall to 40-60 euros per megawatt-hour (MWh) by…
7 years ago
World’s deepest lake in peril, scientists warn
by Maria Antonova Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Lake Baikal is undergoing its gravest crisis in recent history, experts…
7 years ago
Thousands of endangered river turtles released into Amazon wild
RIO PACAYA, Peru (Reuters) -- Thousands of endangered Taricaya turtles have been released in Peru's Amazon region as part of…
7 years ago
More trees, better farming could slash carbon emissions: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Planting more trees, farming more sustainably and conserving wetlands could significantly slash the amount of…
7 years ago
Thousands of penguin chicks starve in Antarctica
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Mass starvation has wiped out thousands of penguin chicks in Antarctica, with unusually thick sea…
7 years ago
Epic world solar car race begins in Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- An epic 3,000-kilometer (1,860-mile) solar car race across the desert heart of Australia designed to showcase…
7 years ago
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