Environment

Coal plants use enough water to supply 1 bn people: Greenpeace

HONGKONG, China (AFP) -- Coal plants are draining an already dwindling global water supply, Greenpeace warned Tuesday, consuming enough to meet…

Plants adapt to climate change better than many thought: study

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Plants respond a bit better to global warming than scientists had thought, according to a…

Millions Shine a Light on Climate Action for Earth Hour 2016

Earth Hour, organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), rolled across the world last 19 March as millions…

Coconut – The tree of life

QUEZON City, Philippines (March 21) - In the Philippines the Coconut tree is called the “Tree of Life’’, because of the endless…

UNESCO adds 20 new sites to list of biosphere reserves

The United Nation's cultural body UNESCO has added 20 new sites to its network of protected biosphere nature reserves, including…

Things to do during Earth Hour

QUEZON City, Philippines (March 15) - Better mark your calendar, guys. Because on March 19, the whole world will participate…

Why Filipinos should support Earth Hour

QUEZON City, Philippines (March 15) - Our generation is the first to experience climate change, and the least we can do…

Antarctic blue whales belong to three populations: study

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Antarctic blue whales, the largest creatures on the planet, likely belong to three populations that feed…

Patrial Solar and Lunar eclipses visible in Mindanao area

QUEZON City, Philippines -- The partial solar and penumbral lunar eclipses will be witnessed this month. According to the Philippine…

Japan dog retirement homes care for elderly canines

TOKYO, JAPAN (Reuters)— Akiko Hoshino's 17-year-old female Shiba Inu, named "Nene", is so old in dog years that she can…

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