Vehicle pollution zone to cover all of London
(AFP) Heavily polluting vehicles will have to pay to enter the entire metropolitan area of...
French-Lebanese architect seeks pro-climate construction transformation
(AFP) Lina Ghotmeh has pegged her career on sustainable construction. The French-Lebanese architect wants to see her industry transformed by...
Chile's unique Atacama desert sullied by world's junk
(AFP) It may be one of the driest places on Earth — a brutal, alien landscape where life seems impossible. ...
Indonesia quake survivors appeal for supplies as rain hampers rescue
(AFP) Survivors of an Indonesian earthquake that killed at least 268 people appealed for food and water Wednesday, as heavy...
European Space Agency to vote on record budget, name new astronauts
(AFP) The European Space Agency will vote on Wednesday on whether to spend billions more euros to keep up with...
Grief-stricken goodbye for Indonesia father killed in quake
(AFP) When Husein’s body arrived to be lowered into the ground, his grief-stricken relatives broke down, some in wails so...
Turtles and see-through frogs on agenda at wildlife summit
(AFP) A global wildlife summit in Panama will decide whether to take measures to protect the translucent glass frog and...
Christie's cancels controversial T-rex auction in Hong Kong
(AFP) Christie’s has called off the auction of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, the auction house told AFP on Monday, days...
'Like a shotgun': Tongan eruption is largest ever recorded
(AFP) A deadly volcanic eruption near Tonga in January was the largest ever recorded with modern equipment, a New Zealand-led...
Climate activists pour paint on Charles Ray sculpture in Paris
(AFP) Environmental activists on Friday dumped orange paint over an outdoor sculpture by the American artist Charles Ray in central...
Earth now weighs six ronnagrams: New metric prefixes voted in
(AFP) Say hello to ronnagrams and quettametres: International scientists gathered in France voted on Friday for new metric prefixes to...
Climate change 'main threat' for world heritage sites
(AFP) One of the world’s first cities came close to being wiped off the map during tragic floods this summer...
Battle to save ghostly Balkan lynx from extinction
(AFP) In mountains overlooking an azure lake in southeast Albania, wildlife experts are tracking the Balkan lynx as part of...
UN chief says stop 'blame game' at deadlocked climate talks
(AFP) UN chief Antonio Guterres urged rich and developing nations to stop the “finger pointing” at crunch climate talks on...
Fixing climate trumps economic woes, threat of war: YouGov survey
(AFP) Government action to curb global warming should be a top concern despite inflation, an energy crisis and nuclear sabre-rattling...
