Massacre fears spark race to save rare Australia parrot
SYDNEY — Critically endangered Swift Parrots are under threat from squirrel-like sugar gliders in a battle for space in Australia’s ancient forests, scientists said...
Sarangani Underwater Cleanup
A team from the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office and the Provincial Information Office took on the role of “scubasurero” in an underwater...
LRMC cleans up Manila’s longest creek
Last month, with its program Live for the Rivers Movement Coalition, the Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC) stepped up its commitment by providing livelihood...
Responsible travel and surfing
Surf and lifestyle brand Reef promoted responsible travel and environmental conservation with a fun-filled weekend in Baler, Aurora, during the Free the Sea Movement...
Planting the seeds of hope
HOPE LITERALLY grows in Pantar, Lanao del Norte, as concerned organizations and government agencies have banded together to teach halal organic farming to families...
Bagels, pretzels, Boo! How to explain science Nobels
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN -- What do a pretzel, a lock of hair, and a scream have in common? They’ve all been used to explain the...
Shipping risks rise as Antarctic ice hits record low
SYDNEY — Sea ice cover in Antarctica dropped to a record low this year, scientists said Wednesday, as they warned the frozen continent’s unpredictable...
Climate change and hurricanes: Do we need a smoking gun?
PARIS -- Many climate scientists are convinced that mega-storms Harvey and Irma -- which left scores dead and caused massive economic losses -- were...
Chile’s Easter Island declares huge marine protection zone
LA SERENA, CHILE — Indigenous people who live on Chile’s Easter Island far out in the Pacific have voted to create a vast marine...
Scientists expose true extent of cuckoo’s cunning
PARIS — The common cuckoo, notorious for evading parental duty by hiding her eggs in the nests of other brooding birds, is even more...
Sea Shepherd pulls plug on Japan whale hunt
SYDNEY – Activist group Sea Shepherd on Tuesday pulled the plug on its annual campaign to disrupt Japanese whaling, saying it can no longer...
Mexico helped push vaquita porpoise to brink of extinction – activists
MEXICO CITY – Mexican fishing authorities have boycotted the effort to save the critically endangered vaquita marina porpoise, environmentalists said Monday, calling them “accomplices”...