Size key to top speed in animals: study
by Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- It’s not quite E=mc2, but scientists unveiled Monday a simple,…
7 years ago
Environment
With materials scarce, Cuban designers master recycling chic
HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters) -- Designers in Cuba are turning trash to treasure, forced to think outside the box and re-purpose rubbish…
7 years ago
Microbes could have evolved to feed on plastic
HAWAII, United States (Reuters) -- Surveys of ocean areas where floating plastic accumulates, such as the North Atlantic gyre, have…
7 years ago
Trillion-ton iceberg breaks off Antarctica
by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- A Delaware-sized iceberg, one of the largest ever seen,…
7 years ago
Cash incentives help entrepreneur persuade Nigerians to recycle
LAGOS, Nigeria (Reuters) -- Olamide Babajide goes out on the streets of Lagos to shop for old tires, a key…
7 years ago
Ice, watermelon and water sprays for animals at Beijing zoo amid heatwave
BEIJING, China -- A heatwave in Beijing has prompted zoo staff to employ measures to protect its animals from high…
7 years ago
Three tigers resettled in France after Lebanon rescue
Three Siberian tigers rescued in Lebanon from an attempt to smuggle them into war-ravaged Syria are being resettled to France,…
7 years ago
White humpback whale spotted off Australia’s north-east coast
Gold Coast, Australia (Reuters) -- A white humpback whale was spotted swimming off Australia's Gold Coast on Tuesday (July 11). Authorities…
7 years ago
Warmer Arctic harms crops in US, Canada: study
by Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Exceptionally warm years in the Arctic have provoked extra-cold winters…
7 years ago
World’s ‘oldest’ hippo dies at Philippine zoo
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- Bertha, believed to be the world's oldest hippopotamus, has died aged 65, the Manila zoo said…
7 years ago
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