Panda diplomacy: Two giant pandas from China land in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) - Two giant pandas from China arrived in Indonesia on Thursday in an act of "panda diplomacy"…
7 years ago
Environment
Cost of climate disasters to reach half of US growth in a decade: report
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Economic losses from severe storms, hurricanes, floods, drought and wildfires are projected to reach at…
7 years ago
Paris post office turns its rooftop into urban farm
PARIS, France (Reuters) -- A post office sorting depot in the heart of Paris has turned its rooftop into a…
7 years ago
Helping Ponso, sole survivor of ‘Chimpanzee Island’ in I. Coast
GRAND-LAHOU, Ivory Coast (AFP) -- Ponso is the last, lonely survivor of a colony of 20 apes that mysteriously died…
7 years ago
Big Western brands polluting oceans with cheap plastic in Philippines: Greenpeace
Western consumer giants are polluting oceans by selling products packaged in cheap, disposable plastic to Filipinos, Greenpeace said, naming Nestle,…
7 years ago
Surfing eco-warrior takes dip under Paris’ Eiffel Tower
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Swimming in the Seine in October may seem like a fast-track to catching germs, but for…
7 years ago
“Goat Fire Brigade” helps save Spain from forest fires
GIRONA, Spain (Reuters) -- Much of Europe was scorched this summer, with numerous forest fires breaking out and in Spain goats…
7 years ago
Giant sea snail plan to rescue Barrier Reef
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A giant starfish-eating snail could be unleashed to help save the Great Barrier Reef, officials said Monday,…
7 years ago
Researchers identify genes that could explain why dogs are so friendly
https://youtu.be/RR1g5dYAd98 (Reuters) -- U.S. researchers have identified a genetic difference between dogs and their wild cousins, wolves, that could explain…
7 years ago
WATCH: Tokyo’s baby panda turns three months old
Panda cub in Japan turns three months old. It's the first panda to be born in Tokyo's Ueno zoo in…
7 years ago
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