Environment

With bites rare, experts want sharks to shed scary reputation

https://youtu.be/kY65BBXXFXc By Gerard MARTINEZ JUPITER, United States, March 15, 2024 (AFP) - As the northern hemisphere edges toward spring and…

Turks up in arms over killing of stray cat

The killing of a stray cat in Istanbul has triggered petitions, protests and death threats, pushing the president to intervene…

Whale of a tail: Scientists track unique humpback ‘fingerprint’

By Juan RESTREPO, Juan BARRETO ON BOARD THE ARC SIMON BOLIVAR , Antarctica, March 15, 2024 (AFP) - In Antarctica,…

Brazil revs up for jolt of hybrid car investments

By Louis GENOT RIO DE JANEIRO, March 13, 2024 (AFP) - Brazil is charging up for a hybrid revolution as…

Smog and sick kids: Thai pupils endure air pollution

By Watsamon Tri-Yasakda and Rose Troup Buchanan BANGKOK, March 13, 2024 (AFP) - Hundreds of Thai children strain to sing…

‘Irreplaceable’ Colombian bird collection at risk

By Juan Sebastian SERRANO BOGOTÁ, March 8, 2024 (AFP) - Under a cracked and leaky ceiling, Andres Cuervo works on…

Great Barrier Reef hit by seventh ‘mass bleaching event’ since 1998

By Laura CHUNG SYDNEY, March 8, 2024 (AFP) - A "mass bleaching event" is unfolding on Australia's famed Great Barrier…

La Nina return could reduce extreme heat risks for 2024: scientists

https://youtu.be/4uo2CuiC6jE PARIS, March 7, 2024 (AFP) - The rapid return of the La Nina weather phenomenon "may actually decrease" the…

February marks 9th straight month of record-smashing global heat: climate monitor

By Benjamin LEGENDRE, Kelly MACNAMARA PARIS, March 7, 2024 (AFP) - Last month was the warmest February on record globally,…

Crocs, cyclones and ‘magnificent melaleucas’: Aussie beach named world’s best

It may have deadly animals and wild weather, but Palm Cove in Australia's northeast has been named the world's best…

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