Environment

Amazon, Halong Bay, Iguazu Falls among new 7 natural wonders

Final results will be announced early 2012, said the Swiss foundation, warning there may yet be changes between the provisional winners and the final list. Sites that have failed to make the cut...

Biggest spike ever in global warming gases: US

WASHINGTON, Kerry Sheridan- Harmful carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels made their biggest ever annual jump in 2010, according to the US Department of Energy's latest world data released this...

After depression, lion reunites with partner in Brazil

BRASILIA- A lion was reunited with his longtime partner Friday at a Brasilia zoo after becoming so depressed by their separation that he stopped eating, Brazilian media reported. Dengo the lion...

'Death by plastic': Is ocean garbage killing whales?

PARIS, Marlowe Hood- Millions of tonnes of plastic debris dumped each year in the world's oceans could pose a lethal threat to whales, according to a scientific assessment to be presented at a key...

Lights off as 'Earth Hour' circles the globe

LOS ANGELES- Lights went off around the world Saturday as landmark buildings and ordinary homes flipped their switches while the annual "Earth Hour" circled the planet in what was dubbed the world's...

Time to find a second Earth, WWF says

PARIS- Carbon pollution and over-use of Earth's natural resources have become so critical that, on current trends, we will need a second planet to meet our needs by 2030, WWF said on Wednesday. In...

Experts search Egypt's pharaonic past for climate change fix

CAIRO, Christophe de Roquefeuil - As world experts grapple with ways to contain global warming, researchers gathered in Egypt are seeking answers from the country's pharaonic past to help tackle...

Tigers found at record altitude in boost for survival hopes

LONDON- A television crew filmed a "lost" population of tigers living at a higher altitude than any others known, raising hopes of linking isolated groups of the big cats across Asia, the BBC said...

Biodiversity: Mediterranean most threatened sea on Earth

PARIS, Marlowe Hood- The Mediterranean Sea's exquisitely rich mix of flora and fauna is more threatened than marine life anywhere else on Earth, according to a landmark scientific survey released...

In North Atlantic, researchers find a sea of garbage

PARIS, Anne Chaon- The North Atlantic Ocean is looking more like a rubbish bin, with plastic and polystyrene flotsom spreading far and wide, according to four French explorers just back from eight...
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