Environment

Dogs accompany owner to emergency room

CHIMBOTE, Peru (Reuters) -- They really are man's best friend. After a resident of the central Peruvian coastal city of…

Sydney zoo welcomes baby koala

SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) --Zookeepers at Sydney's iconic Taronga Zoo welcomed the arrival of a seven-month-old male koala joey on Friday…

Cheetahs ‘sprinting’ towards extinction: wildlife study

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Cheetahs are "sprinting" to extinction due to habitat loss and other forms of human impact,…

Blizzard pelts U.S. Northern Plains, closing highways

NORTH DAKOTA, United States (Reuters) -- Below-freezing temperatures, snow and icy roads menaced the U.S. Northern Plains on Monday, (December…

Odd facts about the giraffe

NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- One of the most under-studied large mammals in Africa, research has shown the giraffe has silently…

Climate report says 2016 on pace to be hottest year yet

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- A monthly global climate report by US government scientists Monday offered more evidence that 2016 is…

Poyang Lake sees peak arrival of migratory birds

(Reuters) -- Poyang Lake located in Duchang County in east China's Jiangxi Province, has seen its peak arrival of about…

Rainbow snake, tiny frog among new Mekong species

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- A rainbow-headed snake, a tiny frog and a lizard with dragon-like horns are among more than…

Haze envelops 1.4 million square kilometers of China

CCTV -- Haze has covered about 1.4 million square kilometers of China's total land area as of Sunday afternoon, according…

13th annual UN Biodiversity Conference closes in Cancun

QUINTANA ROO, Mexico (Reuters) -- The 13th annual U.N. Biodiversity Conference (COP13) closed in Cancun Saturday (December 17) after officials…

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