Environment

Colorful lakeside scenery brings photographers to southwest China lake

CCTV -- Colorful plants and flocks of migratory birds gathering at the Hanfeng Lake in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality have…

Edible glass made from seaweed to curb plastic plague

JAKARTA and MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia (Reuters) -- Jakarta food and beverages retailer Ong Tek Tjan sells ice cream…

Brazil exports murder-tainted illegal logging: Greenpeace

by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Endangered Amazon hardwood trafficked by a Brazilian exporter…

Energy-saving LEDs boost light pollution worldwide

by Kerry Sheridan Agence France Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- They were supposed to bring about an energy revolution…

Dazzling display of Northern Lights light up Alaska skies

ALASKA, United States (Reuters) -- The skies over Anchorage, Alaska were lit up by the soft green glow of the…

Spain, Portugal struggle with extreme drought

by Adrien Vicente Agence France-Presse MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain and Portugal are grappling with a devastating drought which has left rivers…

World’s largest whales are mostly ‘right-handed’: study

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Blue whales, the world's largest animals, usually favor their right side when they lunge to…

NASA launches next-generation weather satellite

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Santa Barbara County, California (AFP) -- NASA on Saturday launched a next-generation satellite into space designed to…

UN climate envoys agree on way forward, despite Trump

by Mariette le Roux and Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse BONN, Germany (AFP) -- Negotiations to bolster the climate-saving Paris…

Turquoise waterfalls dry up after Mexico quakes

SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico (AFP) -- The Agua Azul waterfalls in southern Mexico are a playground of bright turquoise water…

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