Life

Australian towns among hottest spots on Earth as heatwave sizzles

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australian towns were among the hottest places on Earth this week as a severe heat wave…

DR Congo Ebola death toll tops 400

KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) -- The death toll from the latest outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo…

#Pasyalan: Whale shark watching sa Oslob, Cebu

(Eagle News) -- Isa ang bayan ng Oslob sa lalawigan ng Cebu ang dinarayo ngayon ng mga bakasyonista kahit hindi…

Romeo and Juliet: the last hopes to save Bolivian aquatic frog

by José Arturo CÁRDENAS Agence France Presse LA PAZ, Bolivia (AFP) -- Almost a year after conservationists sent out a…

‘Zebra’ tribal bodypaint cuts fly bites 10-fold: study

by Patrick GALEY Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Traditional white-striped bodypainting practiced by indigenous communities mimics zebra stripes…

Cottoning on: Chinese seed sprouts on moon

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A small green shoot is growing on the moon in an out-of-this-world first after a cotton…

S.Africa’s neighbours slap import bans over foot-and-mouth disease

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Countries neighbouring South Africa have banned the import of cloven-hoofed animals and their products over…

Hong Kong scientists claim ‘broad-spectrum’ antiviral breakthrough

by Jerome TAYLOR Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong scientists claim they have made a potential…

Fixing the environment: when solutions become problems

by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- In a world where climate change, air and water pollution,…

Desalination produces more toxic waste than clean water

by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- More than 16,000 desalination plants scattered across the globe produce…

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