Environment

Mexico to plant 18 million trees against pollution

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Authorities will plant 18 million trees in Mexico City and its surrounding suburbs as part…

New Zealand’s crowdfunded beach becomes public park

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- A New Zealand man whose ambitious crowdfunding campaign raised millions of dollars to buy a…

Australian mangrove die-off blamed on climate change

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Thousands of hectares of mangroves in Australia's remote north have died, scientists said Monday, with climate…

All-Weather Urban Corridors for Clark and Angeles City

Ever worried about your car stalling in knee-deep floods? Or missing your flight due to impassable roads? A new study for…

Skeleton with stone-encrusted teeth found in Mexico ancient ruins

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Archeologists have discovered near Mexico's ancient ruins of Teotihuacan the 1,600-year-old skeleton of an upper-class…

Mexican zoo shocked after beloved gorilla dies

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexico City's zoo was in shock Thursday after its beloved male gorilla died as veterinarians…

Sta. Rosa City Named RP’s National Earth Hour Capital

Half of all people live in cities, which generate 70% of global CO2 emissions. As more Pinoys troop to these increasingly-crowded…

Pakistan’s lonely elephant suffering ‘mental illness’: experts

by Nasir JAFFRY ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) -- Pakistan's lonely elephant Kaavan has become the subject of a high-profile rights campaign…

New tarantula species named in honor of Garcia Marquez

BOGATA, Colombia (AFP) -- A new species of tarantula has been identified near the home town of Gabriel Garcia Marquez…

French schooner Tara stops in Miami on coral reef mission

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Scientists aboard the French research schooner Tara set sail from Miami on Tuesday after stopping…

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