Climate: half-a-degree聽makes a huge difference
PARIS -- A jump in global temperature of two degrees Celsius would double the severity of crop failures, water shortages and heatwaves in many...
鈥極nce-a-century鈥 climate hazards will hit Europe yearly: study
VIENNA -- By mid-century, pockets of southern Europe will face at least one severe climate hazard every year of the scale now occurring only...
鈥楶ioneer鈥 commuters go electric in polluted Mexico City
MEXICO CITY -- Martin Vazquez glides silently through the pandemonium of rush hour in Mexico City, drives his sky-blue scooter up to a charging...
Mosquitoes: can鈥檛 live with 鈥榚m, can鈥檛 live without 鈥榚m
Paris 鈥 Mozzies. Skeeters. Stingers. Whatever you call them, mosquitoes don鈥檛 get much love from our species.
And why should they? The buzzing bloodsuckers make...
Chernobyl zone turns into testbed for Nature鈥檚 rebound
CHERNOBYL, UKRAINE 鈥 What happens when the site of the world鈥檚 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鈥檚 scientific models do not correctly account for the influence...
Germs, not true love,聽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 鈥 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 鈥 A surge in seagull droppings is fouling up the water at a popular Dublin beach, Ireland鈥檚 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on...
Stone Age humans brought deer to Scotland by sea
PARIS 鈥 Stone Age humans populated the Scottish islands with red deer transported 鈥渃onsiderable distances鈥 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鈥檚 nine circles of hell, air conditioner...