A growing number of states are working to keep food out of landfills over concerns the waste is taking up too much space and posing environmental problems
November 25, 2023
The energy used by cars and their CO2 emissions could have dropped by over 30% in the past decade if not for the world’s growing taste for SUVs, a new report from the Global Fuel Economy Initiative suggests
November 25, 2023
The British Antarctic Survey says that one of the world’s largest icebergs is drifting beyond Antarctic waters after being grounded for more than three decades
November 25, 2023
Heavy snowfall and strong blizzards in Romania and Moldova have left one person dead and hundreds of localities without electricity as well as forcing the closure of some national roads
November 26, 2023
Authorities have recovered the body of an 11-year-old girl from a landslide that smashed into homes in an Alaska fishing village days ago
November 26, 2023
Earth's climate is in trouble, and the signs could be seen around the world this summer
November 27, 2023
A hearing has begun to help determine whether a Georgia railroad can legally condemn property to build a rail line
November 27, 2023
A powerful weekend storm in the Black Sea region toppled trees, tore down power lines and caused coastal flooding, and government officials and media reports said more than half a million people were without power in southern Russia and Ukraine
November 27, 2023
A Sumatran rhino has given birth to a male calf in Indonesia, a welcome addition to a critically endangered species that numbers fewer than 50 animals
November 27, 2023
Chlorine is a widely used industrial chemical that’s frequently a factor in toxic accidents and workplace injuries. A pharmaceutical expert explains why it’s so hazardous.
November 27, 2023
Negotiating global progress on climate change involves walking a fine line, as a former UN official explains.
November 27, 2023
President Joe Biden plans to skip the upcoming climate talks in Dubai, an event that is expected to draw heads of state and diplomats from more than 200 nations and the Vatican
November 27, 2023
Kenya's government is urging people living in flood-prone areas to relocate to higher ground as heavy rains and flash floods continued to wreak havoc across East Africa
November 27, 2023
Mexico is celebrating national conservation day
November 27, 2023
Over ten years ago, an Australian wildlife park with special features such as a large preserved great white shark suddenly shut down, leaving numerous animals withering behind locked gates. However, just recently, Luke McPherson entered the deserted building and posted impressive and disturbing pictures of its eerie insides. The most noticeable feature is the 16-foot-long preserved shark named Rosie, which is still floating completely intact in a tank of chemicals. The tank’s broken glass no longer entirely covers her dried-out carcass. The tale began in 1998 with Rosie’s accidental capture in South Australian tuna nets, likely spurring her unnatural death.
November 27, 2023
Worries about future water supplies from ancient aquifers are bubbling up in western rural Arizona
November 28, 2023
Dubai is preparing to host the COP28 climate talks as world leaders including U.S. President Joe Biden and Pope Francis have signaled they will not be attending the negotiations
November 28, 2023
Tornadoes have been forecast for the Black Sea region after a storm left more than 2 million people without electricity in Crimea, Russia and Ukraine
November 28, 2023
Greek officials say they will continue talks with the British Museum on bringing the Parthenon Marbles back to Athens
November 28, 2023
Google announced Tuesday that an advanced geothermal project has begun pumping carbon-free electricity onto the Nevada electric grid to feed Google data centers there
November 28, 2023
Indian rescuers faced repeated and unexpected setbacks during the 17 days they dug through a mountain in the country's north to reach 41 construction workers trapped after a tunnel collapsed there earlier this month
November 28, 2023
Pope Francis has canceled his trip to Dubai for the U.N. climate conference on doctors’ orders
November 28, 2023
A survivor of the deadly landslide in Alaska last week says the force of the impact threw her around like a "piece of weightless popcorn."
November 29, 2023
Pollution is causing respiratory illnesses and deaths to rise in Indonesia's island of Java, including the capital, Jakarta
November 29, 2023
Experts say the world is heading for considerably less warming than projected a decade ago, but that good news is overwhelmed by much more pain from current climate change than scientists anticipated
November 29, 2023
Hungarian intelligence agency interviewed CEO linked to exploding Hezbollah pagers
Son of Uganda's president ends 2026 election bid
Trump to visit North Carolina as scandal swirls around Republican ally
EU member Cyprus calls on Lebanon, Israel to show restraint in Middle East
Iran's Supreme Leader says Israel is committing 'shameless crimes' against children
US election uncertainty clouds UN climate finance progress
Seal marks her 50th birthday at a sanctuary. Sheba may be the oldest in captivity
SAIC Volkswagen says adjusting plant base "necessary"
Oktoberfest is open. The world’s largest folk festival begins after ceremonial keg-tapping
Low brow and vulgar? Micro dramas shake up China's film industry, aim for Hollywood
The Midwest could offer fall’s most electric foliage but leaf peepers elsewhere won’t miss out