Visitors walking along the river that flows through downtown Rotterdam might be surprised to see a three-tiered structure moored in the water, with a top level occupied by brown and white cows grazing on hay dropped from a conveyor belt
December 10, 2023
The European Union’s plan to impose a tax on the carbon pollution emitted to make goods imported from countries like India and China has sparked a debate at the United Nations climate conference in Dubai, as poorer countries argue that the tax will harm livelihoods and economic growth
December 10, 2023
It’s the killer detail in international climate talks: Consensus
December 11, 2023
Indigenous women at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai are coming together to share some of their innovative ideas on how communities on the front lines of climate change can contend with it
December 11, 2023
As countries at the COP28 climate talks are wrangling over deadlines for lowering their carbon dioxide emissions, a Danish-led group of countries has decided to set the ultimate goal: to remove more CO2 from the atmosphere than they emit
December 11, 2023
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization says that hunger remains a chronic problem in Asia
December 11, 2023
Spices have been prized commodities for centuries. Today, ‘warm’ flavors boost our health and spirits in fall and winter.
December 11, 2023
Organizers of the Paris Olympics say work will resume this week to prepare the surfing venue in Tahiti after an uproar over damage to a coral reef put efforts on hold
December 11, 2023
New Mexico is bracing for the possibility that a bonanza in oil income for the nation's No. 2 oil producing state will end if the world's thirst for oil falters
December 11, 2023
The International Union for Conservation of Nature, the leading tracker of global biodiversity, released their new Red List of Threatened Species on Monday at the United Nations climate conference in Dubai
December 11, 2023
In March 2020, a tornado destroyed the Rev. Jacques Boyd’s Nashville church
December 11, 2023
As this year's global climate talks reach a conclusion, activists are hoping that negotiators will listen to their stories as they weigh what to do about the fossil fuels that are warming the planet
December 12, 2023
A major, long-shot effort is gearing up to mobilize money to save Planet Earth by helping poorer countries go greener
December 12, 2023
United Nations climate negotiators have declared the world must transition away from oil, gas and coal
December 12, 2023
Interpol and the World Customs Organization say they seized 53 primates, four big cats and more than 1,300 birds in their sweeping annual crackdown on wildlife and timber trafficking
December 12, 2023
With the United Nations climate talks wrapping up in Dubai, foundations and other funders pledged at least $2.1 billion in new financing to reduce climate impacts, especially from agriculture
December 12, 2023
The Colorado cattle industry association filed a lawsuit Monday against state and federal agencies over the reintroduction of gray wolves just weeks away from the predators' release
December 12, 2023
The early heat melted snow and warmed rivers, heating up the land and downstream ocean areas. The effects harmed salmon fisheries, melted sea ice and fueled widespread fires.
December 12, 2023
Tropical Cyclone Jasper has crossed Australia’s northeast coast as a category 2 storm, lashing the sparsely populated region with winds of up to 87 miles an hour
December 13, 2023
Dengue is sweeping across the Western Hemisphere in numbers not seen since record-keeping began in 1980 as experts warn that rising temperatures and rapid urbanization are accelerating the pace of infections
December 13, 2023
An analysis by news organizations finds it's unclear if enough eligible Atlanta voters signed a petition to force a citywide referendum on a police training center
December 13, 2023
Maine's environmental board is set to decide next week whether the state should adopt California-style regulations limiting the sale of new gas-powered vehicles
December 13, 2023
Germany’s governing coalition has reached a deal to resolve a budget crisis triggered by a court ruling last month
December 13, 2023
Mauna Kea is a 14,000-foot shield volcano in Hawaii’s Big Island
December 13, 2023
Over 14 days of U.N. climate talks, delegates from nearly 200 countries debated, made proposals, lobbed criticisms and did their best to convince each other how best to stop the planet from warming at a dangerous pace
December 13, 2023
Giant sinkholes in a South Dakota neighborhood make families fear for their safety
For a week, New York will be center of money-focused fight to slow climate change
Hungarian intelligence agency interviewed CEO linked to exploding Hezbollah pagers
Hundreds of parachutists drop over Dutch heath to commemorate World War II operation
An Israeli strike on a school kills at least 22 people, Gaza Health Ministry says
US election uncertainty clouds UN climate finance progress
Jackson marks 50th appearance for Chelsea with 2 goals in 3-0 win at West Ham
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