Environment

With video: The eye of the storm: Hong Kong’s all-powerful observatory

by Aaron Tam Agence France-Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- As Hong Kong gears up for Typhoon Hato, weather-obsessed residents…

Watch: Awe-inspiring photos show eclipse sweeping across America

MADRAS, OREGON, United States (Reuters) -- Millions of Americans armed with protective glasses caught a glimpse of a historic eclipse…

Time-lapse video captures sky over Illinois during eclipse

CARBONDALE, Illinois (Reuters) -- A time-lapse video captured the sky over Carbondale, Illinois, during a solar eclipse on Monday, August…

Wreckage of lost ship USS Indianapolis found after seven decades

by Maggy Donaldson Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Researchers announced Saturday they discovered wreckage of the lost warship…

Former endangered sea turtles arrive on Mexico beach to lay eggs

The Olive Ridley Sea Turtles, protected since the 1990 law forbidding the consumption and sale of their eggs, arrive on…

Sea of clouds turns central China’s forest park into fairyland

ZHANGJIAJIE CITY, China (CCTV) -- A sea of clouds has turned a national forest park in Zhangjiajie of central China's…

Melting of Greenland glacier to speed up: study

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- The Greenland ice sheet is likely to melt faster in the years to come, despite a…

Giant tortoise that fled Japan zoo found 140 metres away

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A giant tortoise that made a break from a Japanese zoo has been found safe and sound…

Two lung diseases killed 3.6 million in 2015, says study; smoking, pollution, indoor cooking seen as culprits

  Paris, France (AFP) -- The two most common chronic lung diseases claimed 3.6 million lives worldwide in 2015, according…

Lemurs offer vocal clues to human socialization

VIENNA, Austria (Reuters) -- Lemurs hum to protect them from predators and increase social cohesion within their troop, according to…

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