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Scientists find 74-million-year-old mammal fossil in Chile

Scientists have discovered the fossil of a tiny mouse-sized mammal that lived in the time of the dinousaurs in Chilean Patagonia.

Jellyfish force French nuclear plant shutdown

A nuclear plant in northern France was temporarily shut down on Monday after a swarm of jellyfish clogged pumps used to cool the reactors, energy group EDF said.

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In Brazil's Amazon, dolphin therapy aids people with disabilities

Floating in the Rio Negro river in the Brazilian Amazon, Luiz Felipe, who has Down Syndrome, beams as he hugs a pink dolphin during a special therapy session.

UN warns nations at climate science meeting 'time is not on our side'

Tense negotiations on the timing and content of the UN's next blockbuster assessment of global warming science opened in China on Monday, with US scientists reportedly absent.

Nations at odds over major UN climate science report

Representatives of nearly 200 countries gather Monday to continue fraught negotiations on the timing and content of the UN's next blockbuster assessment of global warming science.

US pipeline case heads to court in high-stakes free speech fight

Nearly a decade after activists led one of the largest anti-pipeline protests in US history, the fight shifts to court as Energy Transfer sues Greenpeace for $300 million in a case with far-reaching free speech implications.

Japan cabinet approves 'emergency' urban bear shootings

Japan's cabinet approved a bill Friday allowing hunters to shoot bears in populated areas at their own discretion after human encounters with the wild animals hit record levels.

Trump aid cut imperils water scheme in Pakistan's hottest city

In Pakistan's hottest city, fresh and filtered water can quench the searing onslaught of climate change -- but US President Donald Trump's foreign aid freeze threatens its vital supply, an NGO says.

Fishermen, sailing champions clean up trash-covered Rio island

Fisherman Jose Antonio Crispin recalls the days when he would throw out a net and get a decent haul of fish around Pombeba Island, a small oasis in Rio de Janeiro's iconic Guanabara Bay that is being suffocated by trash.

Two of a kind: Najin and Fatu, the last northern white rhinos

Najin spends a lot of time by herself these days because her rebellious daughter prefers to hang out with her best friend.

Groups launch first green lawsuits against new Trump administration

Green groups on Wednesday launched the first environmental challenges against the new Trump administration, targeting the president's plans to expand offshore drilling.

Global glacier melt is accelerating, scientists say

Ice loss from the world's glaciers has accelerated over the past decade, scientists said on Wednesday, warning that melting may be faster than previously expected in the coming years and drive sea levels higher.

Rangers to euthanise 90 dolphins stranded on remote Australian beach

Wildlife rangers will Wednesday begin shooting 90 dolphins stranded on a remote Australian beach, saying the stressed creatures would be euthanised after attempts to refloat them failed.

India's infrastructure push engulfs Kashmir farmers' land

Farmers in Indian-administered Kashmir say a major government infrastructure drive is taking their deeply cherished land, fearing it spearheads a push to "Hinduise" the disputed Muslim-majority territory.

Fruit feast as Sri Lanka's first jumbo orphanage marks golden jubilee

Sri Lanka's main elephant orphanage marked its 50th anniversary Sunday with a fruit feast for the 68 jumbos at the showpiece centre, reputedly the world's first care home for destitute pachyderms.

Argentina's giant rodents dyed Hulk green by algae

First a river ran blood red. Now Argentina's beloved giant rodent, the capybara, has been coated in Hulk-green slime as pollution turns the country's waterways traffic light colours.

Indonesia hands lengthy sentences to Javan rhino poachers

An Indonesian court has handed lengthy prison terms to poachers who killed dozens of rare Javan rhinos, court rulings seen by AFP Friday showed, drawing praise from conservationists who said it would help deter lucrative wildlife crime.

Conservation efforts can shift nature loss to more vulnerable regions: study

Could restoring the environment in one place -- say by turning farmland in Europe into a nature reserve -- harm plants and animals on the other side of the planet?

US State Dept walks back purported $400 mn Tesla contract

The US State Department backtracked Thursday on a document saying it would award $400 million for electric armored cars by Tesla, whose chief Elon Musk has been aggressively slashing government spending on behalf of President Donald Trump.

The squad saving deer from tourist trash in Japan's Nara

As peckish deer chase delighted tourists in Japan's temple-dotted Nara Park, a quiet but dedicated team of litter-pickers patrols the stone paths, collecting plastic waste that threatens the animals' health.

Did cuts to shipping emissions spur more global warming?

Could a sudden drop in pollution from cargo vessels criss-crossing global shipping lanes be inadvertently making the world hotter?

Marriages in China down by a fifth in 2024: government

China last year saw a one-fifth decline in marriages, the latest sign of persistent demographic challenges as Beijing works to encourage births despite an uncertain economic outlook for young families.

Airbus acknowledges slow progress on hydrogen plane

Airbus acknowledged on Friday that progress on developing an aeroplane operating on hydrogen was slower than expected, but said it was not reviewing its approach to decarbonising aviation.

Trump slams paper straws, vows 'back to plastic'

President Donald Trump on Friday raged against eco-friendly paper straws promoted by his predecessor Joe Biden, and pledged that the United States would return to using plastic ones.

UK MPs warn billions spent on carbon capture may hit bills

British MPs on Friday called on the government to assess the impact on energy bills of its multibillion-pound investment into "risky" technology to capture and store carbon.

A stream turns blood red in Argentina, residents blame pollution

A stream on the outskirts of Buenos Aires turned blood red on Thursday, causing anxiety among residents who blamed it on pollution.

Hong Kong scientists fight to save fragrant incense trees

Geneticist Zhang Huarong walks through the forest near his Hong Kong research lab, gesturing towards a rotting incense tree stump that is one of over a dozen illegally felled for the valuable wood inside.

Fighting global warming in nations' self-interest: UN climate chief

The UN's climate chief, seeking to shore up solidarity on combating global warming as the United States retreats from its leadership role, appealed to nations' self-interest in a speech Thursday.

Real Betis don new shirt to raise environmental concerns

Spanish La Liga club Real Betis launched a new kit made out of an invasive algae on Thursday to raise awareness of an ecological crisis on the Andalucian coast.

January sets 'surprising' heat record: EU monitor

Last month was the hottest January on record, Europe's climate monitor said Thursday, despite expectations that cooler La Nina conditions might quell a streak of record-breaking global temperatures.

Five ways in which Argentina's Milei has mirrored Trump

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, as the saying goes, and Argentina's President Javier Milei has made clear his admiration for Donald Trump by liberally borrowing from the US president's playbook.

Trump taps 'Sharpiegate' meteorologist to lead top science agency

A meteorologist who caved to political pressure during Donald Trump's first administration to mislead the public about a hurricane forecast was nominated by the president Tuesday to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Scottish whisky makers fear return of Trump tariffs

At the end of a wild peninsula battered by winds in west Scotland is a zero-carbon whisky distillery that's bracing for the possible return of US tariffs.

Nepal hikes Everest climbing fee by a third

Nepal has hiked the cost of an Everest climbing permit by a third, arguing it will help tackle pollution and boost safety on the world's highest mountain, the tourism chief said Tuesday.

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