Chernobyl zone turns into testbed for Nature’s rebound
CHERNOBYL, UKRAINE — What happens when the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident is left all but abandoned for nearly 30 years?
In the...
Earth could become hotter than thought
WASHINGTON -- Global warming could make the planet far hotter than currently projected because today’s scientific models do not correctly account for the influence...
Germs, not true love, make humans mate for life
PARIS -- Why did humans become monogamous, apparently rejecting the promiscuity that is natural to most animals?
Was it morality? Religion? Maybe love?
The answer is...
World tiger count rises for first time in 100 years
NEW DELHI -- The number of wild tigers across the globe has increased for the first time in more than a century thanks to...
Industry threatens nearly half of natural heritage sites: WWF
PARIS — Almost half of all natural World Heritage Sites, including the Great Barrier Reef and Machu Picchu, are threatened by industrial activities such...
Seagull poo posing problem at Dublin beach
DUBLIN — A surge in seagull droppings is fouling up the water at a popular Dublin beach, Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on...
Stone Age humans brought deer to Scotland by sea
PARIS — Stone Age humans populated the Scottish islands with red deer transported “considerable distances” by boat, said researchers on Wednesday who admitted surprise...
On climate change and air conditioners
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
AS TEMPERATURES rise and the city begins to feel like one of Dante’s nine circles of hell, air conditioner...
Fast Facts on Climate Change
EXTREMELY hot days are the new normal thanks to climate change, said former US vice-president and climate change advocate Al Gore, Jr., before an...
Paris to revamp main squares to make way for bikes, pedestrians
PARIS -- Paris authorities on Tuesday approved a plan to give seven major squares in the French capital a massive makeover to make way...
Davao’s ‘Bat Mama’ firming up plans to build artificial bat cave in Samal
By Maya M. Padillo
DAVAO CITY — Don’t call her Batwoman, although like the DC Comics character, she is a kind of heroine — one...
Horse-sized dinosaur shows how T. rex became king
WASHINGTON — A newly discovered cousin of the Tyrannosaurus rex may explain how the legendary dinosaur leapt in size to become undisputed king of...