Use of raw materials to double by 2060: OECD
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Global use of raw materials is expected to double by 2060, "placing twice the pressure on…
6 years ago
Environment
Spider swarm cloaks Greek lake in 1,000-meter web
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AFP) -- Lake Vistonida in northern Greece has become an arachnophobe's worst nightmare after it was cloaked…
6 years ago
S. Korea’s last polar bear dies ahead of British retirement
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The last polar bear kept in South Korea has died of old age only weeks…
6 years ago
Scientists spot six near-extinct vaquita porpoises
MEXICO CITY (AFP) -- The near-extinct vaquita marina, the world's smallest porpoise, has not yet disappeared from its habitat off…
6 years ago
‘Bad news’: CO2 emissions to rise in 2018, says IEA chief
by Catherine HOURS / Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Energy sector carbon emissions will rise in 2018…
6 years ago
Look: China purrs over white tiger triplets
KUNMING, Yunnan, China (AFP) -- Three playful white Bengal tiger cubs are charming visitors as they clamber around their enclosure…
6 years ago
Protecting nature the best way to keep planet cool: report
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The best -- and fairest -- way to cap global…
6 years ago
World must slash meat consumption to save climate: study
by Patrick GALEY Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The world must drastically reduce its meat consumption in order…
6 years ago
Baby whale rescued from shark net in Australia
GOLD COAST, Australia (AFP) -- A humpback whale calf is rescued after getting entangled in a shark net off the…
6 years ago
The importance of ice shelves
(AFP) -- Videographic looking at the importance of ice shelves. Earth's surface has warmed one degree Celsius -- enough to…
6 years ago
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