Bottle-fed babies ingest ‘millions’ of microplastics: study
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS PARIS, France (AFP) -- Bottle-fed babies may ingest more than a million pieces of microplastics each day,…
6 years ago
Environment
Biggest North Pole mission back from ‘dying Arctic’
by Yannick PASQUET Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Researchers on the world's biggest mission to the North Pole returned…
6 years ago
Russia probes pollution off Pacific coast after ‘ecological disaster’
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian authorities Wednesday opened an investigation into suspected toxic waste pollution off the Kamchatka peninsula on…
6 years ago
Unique vine ‘greenhouses’ found by 91-year-old nature volunteer
by Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — An unusual vine discovered by a 91-year-old volunteer nature guide in…
6 years ago
Last month warmest September on record globally: EU
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Earth's surface was warmer last month than during any…
6 years ago
14 million tons of microplastics on sea floor: Australian study
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The world's sea floor is littered with an estimated 14 million tons of microplastics, broken…
6 years ago
‘Like wolves to Yellowstone’: Tasmanian devils released on Australian mainland
by Holly ROBERTSON Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Tasmanian devils have been released into the wild on Australia's mainland…
6 years ago
Fires spike in Brazil’s Amazon, scientists say
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — The number of forest fires in Brazil's Amazon increased sharply in September, figures released…
6 years ago
Treetop protests in Roald Dahl forest against UK rail line
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Environmental campaigners demonstrated on the London streets and in tree-tops in the English countryside on…
6 years ago
Forest fire blazes near Ukraine front line, killing 9
KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) — At least nine people have died and 14 others have been injured in forest fires in…
6 years ago
Cambridge University to scrap fossil fuel investment
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain's Cambridge University on Thursday pledged to stop investing in fossil fuels by 2030, bowing…
6 years ago
Green shoots: Rooftop farming takes off in Singapore
by Martin Abbugao SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- On the rooftop of a Singapore shopping mall, a sprawling patch of eggplants,…
6 years ago
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