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Environment takes centre stage as global summits loom
Oct 07, 2024 (AFP)
These urgent environmental challenges will be in the spotlight over the next few months as the United Nations hosts four major sessions to address key threats t...
Indian villagers kill last wolf from man-eating pack
Oct 06, 2024 (AFP)
The grey wolves sparked hysteria among residents in Bahraich district of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, where the animals were said to have attacked more ...
Asteroid impact may have prompted ants to begin farming fungi 66 million years ago
Oct 04, 2024 (SPX)
"The origin of fungus-farming ants was relatively well understood, but a more precise timeline for these microorganisms was lacking. The work provides the small...
Long-term impact of human-driven bird extinctions over more than 100,000 years
Oct 04, 2024 (SPX)
While humans have been contributing to the global erosion of species for millennia, the broader consequences of these extinctions for biodiversity have been les...
Can music help plants grow? Study suggests sound boosts fungus
Oct 01, 2024 (AFP)
Whether or not blasting Mozart could help plants grow has long been a matter of scientific debate. The US TV show "MythBusters" even tested it out, finding that...
Thousands bid farewell to Tokyo zoo pandas before return to China
Sep 28, 2024 (AFP)
Sporting T-shirts, hats and sun umbrellas featuring the black and white bears, visitors shed tears, took selfies and eagerly waved at Ri Ri and Shin Shin on the...
Ailing New Zealand butterfly collector gives away life's work
Sep 27, 2024 (AFP)
Wheelchair-bound and ravaged by multiple sclerosis, 68-year-old John McArthur vividly recalls the first time he saw a butterfly. He was 10 years old and it was ...
Hefty Australian penguin chick 'Pesto' becomes star
Sep 25, 2024 (AFP)
The nine-month-old king penguin chick has shot to fame for his 23.5 kilogramme (51.8 pound) heft -- the weight of an overstuffed suitcase. Pesto already weighs ...
EU supports reduced protection for wolves; Finnish zoo to return pandas to China early
Sep 25, 2024 (AFP)
Grey wolves were virtually exterminated in Europe a century ago, but their numbers have rebounded thanks to conservation efforts, triggering howls of protest fr...
Hefty Australian penguin chick becomes star
Sep 25, 2024 (AFP)
Pesto, a nine-month-old penguin chick, has shot to fame for his massive weight of 22.5 kilogrammes (49.6 pounds). He is the largest penguin the Sea Life Melbour...
At COP16, Colombia seeks to lead by example on biodiversity
Sep 23, 2024 (AFP)
Set to run from October 21 to November 1 in the western city of Cali, the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the Convention on Biological Diversity offer...
India's one-horned rhino numbers charging ahead, govt says
Sep 23, 2024 (AFP)
Data released on Sunday -- World Rhino Day -- said the number of the animals, known for their single horn and thick, armour-like skin, had surged from 1,500 fou...
Two Uruguayans convicted for trafficking $3 mn in cow gallstones
Sep 20, 2024 (AFP)
A 50-year-old man was sentenced to two years and one month in prison for smuggling and money laundering, while his sister, aged 48, received an 18-month jail se...
Zimbabwe defends elephant cull as easing drought pressure
Sep 17, 2024 (AFP)
Announced last week, the body said the country's first cull in around 35 years was necessary as Zimbabwe was struggling to cope with an overpopulation of the ma...
Zimbabwe to cull 200 elephants amid food shortages
Sep 13, 2024 (AFP)
The country has "more elephants than it needed", Zimbabwe's environment minister said in parliament on Wednesday, adding that the government had instructed the ...
Hawk-eyed photographer snaps threatened bird feared lost
Sep 13, 2024 (AFP)
The New Britain Goshawk is only found on Papua New Guinea's New Britain island and is considered threatened, though information about its status is sparse. The ...
Arctic microalgae photosynthesize in near-darkness, study finds
Sep 05, 2024 (SPX)
Photosynthesis, the process of converting sunlight into biologically usable energy, is fundamental to all life on Earth. However, previous measurements of the l...
Two billion termites in two weeks: How Amur falcons cross the Arabian Sea
Sep 05, 2024 (SPX)
Amur Falcons are small raptors that engage in a transcontinental migration twice per year. Their autumn migration takes them from breeding grounds in northern A...
Rare twin elephants take first steps in Myanmar
Sep 05, 2024 (AFP)
Pearl Sint was born a few minutes before her brother Kyaw Pearl last week at the 60-acre Wingabaw elephant camp in the Bago region operated by state-run Myanmar...
Five-year-old child killed by hyena in Kenya
Sep 05, 2024 (AFP)
"Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) deeply regret to the tragic loss of a 5-year-old child caused by a hyena attack," it said. The KWS said the attack occurred on Wed...
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