Environment

Scientists in Peru discover two new endangered plant species

LIMA, Peru (AFP) - A group of Peruvian and international botanists has discovered two new species of plant that are endangered…

Twin crises: experts say nature and climate can’t be siloed

PARIS, France (AFP) - Experts and activists were hoping UN climate talks would end last week with a prominent mention of…

Air pollution killed 238,000 Europeans prematurely in 2020: EEA

Copenhagen, Denmark (AFP) Fine particle air pollution led to 238,000 premature deaths in the European Union in 2020, the bloc's…

Subarctic boreal forest, vital for the planet, is at risk

by Diane Desobeau and Marion Thibaut Agence France Presse Fort McMurray, Canada (AFP) -- It burns, it drifts, it falls…

Thinning Greenland ice sheet may mean more sea level rise: study

by Jenny VAUGHAN Agence France Presse Paris, France (AFP) -- Part of Greenland's ice sheet is thinning further inland than…

India at 75: Melting glaciers, heatwaves and climate crisis

by Bhuvan BAGGA Agence France Presse India (AFP) -- From prime ministers and millionaires to labourers and ascetics, Hindu faithful…

Oil and gas emissions up to three times what is reported: monitor

by Stéphane ORJOLLET and Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France-Presse SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) -- Planet-heating emissions from oil and gas…

Timelapse video of the total lunar eclipse on Nov. 8, 2022

https://youtu.be/4RWWrFU3V-8 Here's a timelapse video of the total lunar eclipse on Nov. 8, 2022. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical,…

Eco warriors: S.Africa school puts green issues at heart of teaching

by Gersende RAMBOURG Agence France Presse Paarl, South Africa (AFP) -- The sound of chirping birds drowns out the noise…

Take your pick: Aye-aye joins ranks of snot-eaters

by Daniel Lawler Agence France Presse Paris, France (AFP) -- When scientists caught the aye-aye on video using its strangely…

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