Economists are out of touch with climate change
By Noah Smith, Bloomberg View
IN THE DEBATE over climate change, there is one group you don’t hear much from: economists. The failure of climate...
Earth Hour: Beyond turning off the lights
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
WE SHOULD not take the planet for granted, said Leonardo DiCaprio as he accepted the Best Actor trophy at...
In dangerous trade-off, birds ally with alligators: study
MIAMI -- In the swampy Florida Everglades, egrets and herons build nests that hang precariously close to alligators swimming beneath, ready to swallow any...
Turtles’ vulnerable start to life
MORONG — Hundreds of tiny turtle hatchlings emerge above a beach at night and immediately look to the sea, hoping to beat huge odds...
S. African private army protects world’s largest rhino farm
NORTH WEST PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA — The world’s largest rhino farm looks like a vast fortress and is guarded by a private army.
At night...
Sea level rising at fastest pace in 2,800 years: study
MIAMI -- The world’s oceans are rising at a faster rate than any time in the past 2,800 years, and might even have fallen...
NASA releases strange ‘music’ heard by 1969 astronauts
WASHINGTON -- NASA has made public a recording of strange “music” that astronauts reported hearing in 1969 while on the far side of the...
Armed groups line up to kill Congo’s elephants
By Tristan Mcconnell, AFP
GARAMBA NATIONAL PARK, DR CONGO — On a recent Sunday a team of rangers slung backpacks and assault rifles into a...
Cruise line works on eco-friendliness
FLORIDA-BASED cruise line brand, Royal Carribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL), has signed a five year global partnership with the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF)...
Sea turtles with tumors fill Florida hospital
MARATHON, UNITED STATES -- The young patient writhes on the operating table, kicking its flippers. A team of medical attendants turns it over, revealing...
Europe’s shift to dark green forests stokes global warming — study
OSLO -- An expansion of Europe’s forests towards dark green conifers has stoked global warming, according to a study on Thursday at odds with...
Genes show why bedbugs are tough suckers to kill
PARIS, FRANCE — Bedbugs, the notorious bloodthirsty critters which tormented the residents of New York City some years ago, have become genetically wired to...