Blizzard pelts U.S. Northern Plains, closing highways
NORTH DAKOTA, United States (Reuters) -- Below-freezing temperatures, snow and icy roads menaced the U.S. Northern Plains on Monday, (December…
7 years ago
Environment
Odd facts about the giraffe
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- One of the most under-studied large mammals in Africa, research has shown the giraffe has silently…
7 years ago
Climate report says 2016 on pace to be hottest year yet
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- A monthly global climate report by US government scientists Monday offered more evidence that 2016 is…
7 years ago
Poyang Lake sees peak arrival of migratory birds
(Reuters) -- Poyang Lake located in Duchang County in east China's Jiangxi Province, has seen its peak arrival of about…
7 years ago
Rainbow snake, tiny frog among new Mekong species
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- A rainbow-headed snake, a tiny frog and a lizard with dragon-like horns are among more than…
7 years ago
Haze envelops 1.4 million square kilometers of China
CCTV -- Haze has covered about 1.4 million square kilometers of China's total land area as of Sunday afternoon, according…
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13th annual UN Biodiversity Conference closes in Cancun
QUINTANA ROO, Mexico (Reuters) -- The 13th annual U.N. Biodiversity Conference (COP13) closed in Cancun Saturday (December 17) after officials…
7 years ago
Burning ivory, waging war: world battles poaching in 2016
As 2016 draws to an end, Africa's elephants and rhinos are counting the cost of a poaching crisis that has…
7 years ago
Rising methane gas emissions threaten efforts to slow global warming, say scientists
CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) -- Global methane emissions from agriculture and other sources have surged in recent years, threatening efforts…
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Rare Malayan tiger cub makes debut appearance at Florida zoo
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) -- Three months after her birth, a rare Malayan tiger cub emerged from her den on Wednesday…
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