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TotalEnergies faces ruling in Belgian farmer climate case

A Belgian judge will rule Wednesday in a closely watched case pitting French oil giant TotalEnergies against a farmer seeking compensation for damage to his farm caused by climate change.

Two men in Kenyan court for ant-smuggling

Two men appeared in a Nairobi court on Tuesday accused of attempting to smuggle thousands of ants to China, a lucrative trade exposed last year in the east African country.

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World's first wooden satellite launched into space

The world's first wooden satellite has blasted off on a SpaceX rocket, its Japanese developers said Tuesday, part of a resupply mission to the International Space Station.

Critically endangered Sumatran elephant calf born in Indonesia

A critically endangered Sumatran elephant has been born in Indonesia, officials said Tuesday, another rare birth that has given renewed hope to conservation efforts.

The other greenhouse gases warming the planet

While carbon dioxide, or CO2, is the best known greenhouse gas, several others, including methane and nitrous oxide, are also driving global warming and altering the Earth's climate.

Paddington 'high jinx' is back in third movie: Bonneville

Paddington is back and he has lost none of his "charm" and "high jinx", according to Hugh Bonneville who again guides the trouble-prone bear through the third film in the hit series that saw its premiere on Sunday.

Thousands take to London streets demanding cleaner water

Thousands of people marched through central London on Sunday demanding action on cleaning up Britain's rivers and seas.

UN talks on saving nature stumble on finance hurdle

The world's biggest nature conservation conference closed in Colombia on Saturday with no agreement on a roadmap to ramp up funding for species protection.

Pollution level in Pakistan megacity hits new high, says official

Air pollution in Pakistan's second biggest city Lahore soared on Saturday, with an official calling it a record high for the smog-choked mega city.

Talks on halting nature loss run into extra time in Colombia

Negotiations at the world's biggest nature conservation conference ran hours into overtime in Cali, Colombia on Saturday, with talks deadlocked on funding for efforts to "halt and reverse" species loss.

UN nature summit agrees on body for Indigenous representation

The world's biggest nature protection conference agreed in Cali, Colombia on Friday to create a permanent body to represent the interests of Indigenous people under the UN's biodiversity convention.

Talks on halting nature loss enter extra time in Colombia

Negotiations at the world's biggest nature conservation conference entered extra time in Cali, Colombia, on Friday as talks deadlocked on funding for efforts to "halt and reverse" species loss.

Last-ditch effort to solve funding deadlock at nature-saving summit

Negotiators at the world's biggest nature conservation conference knuckled down in Cali, Colombia on Friday for a last-ditch effort to break a deadlock on funding for efforts to "halt and reverse" species loss.

'Waiting in vain': year on from pledge, world clings to fossil fuels

One year after world leaders issued the landmark call for a global move away from fossil fuels, nations are failing to turn that promise into action, say climate diplomats, campaigners and policy experts.

Summit to save nature enters final day with disagreement on funding

The world's biggest nature conservation conference enters its final day in Colombia Friday with negotiators at odds over how best to fund plans to "halt and reverse" species loss.

Deadly Spain floods held up as warning at nature protection summit

European officials pointed Thursday to deadly flooding in Spain as a reminder of the harm that comes from humans' destruction of nature, urging delegates at a deadlocked UN biodiversity conference in Colombia to "act."

Rescuers race to find those washed away by Spain's floods

Divers plunged into the river while high-mountain police hot-footed through the rubble in a rush to find five residents of the hamlet of Letur missing after Spain's apocalyptic floods.

Spain flooding 'catastrophe' should serve as a warning, EU says at nature summit

European officials pointed Thursday to devastating flooding in Spain as a reminder of the self-harming effects of humans' destruction of nature, urging delegates at a deadlocked UN biodiversity conference in Colombia to "act."

Mud and misery grip epicentre of Spain floods

A quiet town in one of Spain's wealthiest regions was a mud-covered hellscape of destroyed buildings, upturned vehicles and bewildered citizens trying to piece back together their lives on Thursday.

EU greenhouse gas emissions saw 'huge' drop in 2023

Greenhouse gas emissions in the EU fell by eight percent in 2023 -- among the biggest drops in decades -- new data showed Thursday, though the bloc remains in a race against time to meet its ambitious climate goals.

Nepal's day of the dog as part of Hindu celebrations

With marigold garlands around their necks, dogs took centre-stage in Nepal on Thursday on a day dedicated to humankind's loyal friend as part of a Hindu festival.

Not enough time in universe for monkeys to pen Shakespeare: study

If a monkey types randomly at a keyboard for long enough, it will eventually write the complete works of Shakespeare.

New doubt over production cuts in plastic pollution treaty

A global treaty to end plastic pollution may be in jeopardy, negotiators and environmentalists said Thursday, with new signs that countries may not be able to agree on production cuts.

Germany to bury nuclear waste but toxic dispute unresolved

An elevator rattles down about a kilometre (3,000 feet) below ground in five minutes to reach Germany's nuclear necropolis, a future repository set to to entomb much of its radioactive waste.

Papua New Guinea to boycott 'waste of time' UN climate summit

Papua New Guinea on Thursday declared a boycott of next month's UN climate summit, branding the global warming negotiations a "waste of time" full of empty promises from big polluters.

Funding hurdle at world's biggest nature protection summit

With two just days to go to the closure of UN talks in Colombia on ways to halt and reverse nature loss, delegates were at odds Wednesday on how best to finance the endeavor.

Spain’s warning system under scrutiny as flood toll rises

Spain's heavy flood death toll raises questions about how one of the world's most developed nations failed to respond adequately to extreme storms likely to intensify as climate change accelerates.

Smog-beset Pakistan megacity curbs rickshaws, restaurants

Pollution puffing rickshaws and barbeque restaurants were banned from operating in parts of Pakistan's second-largest city of Lahore on Wednesday, as public health officials battle choking smog.

'Peace among ourselves' crucial to save nature: UN chief

UN chief Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for "peace among ourselves" in order to save the planet, as devastating wars rage in Ukraine, Gaza, Lebanon and Sudan.

How harmful are microplastics to human health?

Microplastics have been found throughout the human body -- including inside lungs, blood and brains -- and while it is not yet clear how harmful they are to our health, some researchers are sounding the alarm.

Who should get paid for nature's sequenced genes?

Much of the vanilla that flavors our ice cream today is artificial, derived from the genetic signature of a plant that hundreds of years ago was known only to an Indigenous Mexican tribe.

Nature destruction an 'existential crisis' for humans, says UN chief

Humanity faces an "existential crisis" caused by its rapacious destruction of life-sustaining nature, UN chief Antonio Guterres warned delegates Tuesday at a biodiversity summit in Colombia.

Nature destruction an 'existential crisis' says UN chief

Humanity faces an "existential crisis" caused by its rapacious destruction of life-sustaining nature, UN chief Antonio Guterres warned delegates Tuesday at a major biodiversity summit in Colombia.

World's first green energy island sails into cost storm

At a shipyard on the North Sea, workers in luminiscent vests are building dozens of massive, hollow concrete boulders, each the size of an apartment block.

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