Trees could cut urban heatwave mortality by a third: study
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Planting more trees in urban areas to lower summertime temperatures could…
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Environment
Is there life on Mars? Maybe, and it could have dropped its teddy
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) - Yogi, Paddington and Winnie the Pooh, move over. There's a new bear in town. Or…
2 years ago
‘Drought’ has New Yorkers asking: ‘Where’s the snow?’
by Peter HUTCHISON Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- The idea of New York in wintertime conjures up…
2 years ago
One third of Amazon ‘degraded’ by human activity, drought: study
Washington, United States (AFP) -- More than one third of the Amazon rainforest may have been degraded by human activity…
2 years ago
Endangered tree kangaroo born at UK zoo
London, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Conservationists at a UK zoo have captured the moment a rare tree kangaroo popped out…
2 years ago
Climate change increases human trafficking risks: UN
Vienna, Austria | AFP | Tuesday 1/24/2023 Evidence is emerging that climate-related disasters are becoming a cause of human trafficking…
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Earth’s inner core may have started spinning other way: study
by Daniel Lawler Agence France Presse Paris, France (AFP) -- Far below our feet, a giant may have started moving…
2 years ago
Sea spiders can regrow body parts, not just limbs: study
Washington, United States (AFP) -- Sea spiders can regrow body parts after amputation and not just limbs, according to a…
2 years ago
Sudan’s prized gum trees ward off drought but workers wither
by Menna Zaki Agence France Presse Demokaya, Sudan (AFP) -- A vast belt of trees vital for global production of…
2 years ago
Graves sink, fisheries shrink as climate change hits Fiji
Togoru, Fiji (AFP) by Steven TRASK The sea has already swallowed the village graveyard in Togoru, Fiji, and long-time resident…
2 years ago
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