When Joe Biden clinched the presidency Saturday, climate activists breathed a sigh of relief. After four years of President Donald Trump’s denying the science of climate change and dismantling or…
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World's only known white giraffe fitted with tracker to deter poachers
The world’s only known white giraffe has been fitted with a GPS tracking device to keep poachers at bay in north-east Kenya, conservationists say. A conservation group said rangers could…
Birds' genetic secrets revealed in global DNA study
Scientists have sequenced and recorded the genomes – the genetic make-up or “code of life” – of species from almost every branch of the bird family tree. The 363 species’…
'Transformational': Environmental justice advocates see hope in debate discussion
Trump and Biden were asked about the unequal burden people of color in the U.S. face from exposure to pollution, toxic substances and other risks. President Donald Trump and Joe…
Ethiopia denounces Donald Trump remark that Egypt could 'blow up' Nile dam
U.S. Ambassador to Addis Ababa Mike Raynor summoned for clarification on the comments which were described as an “incitement of war.” The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile…
First 'murder hornet' nest in U.S. destroyed, Washington state officials say
Heavily protected workers vacuumed the Asian giant hornets from the nest in Blaine, Washington, two days after its discovery. The first “murder hornet” nest discovered in the United States has…
Coral reef taller than the Empire State Building discovered in Australia's Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef, in Queensland, Australia.TonyFeder / iStockphoto/Getty Images The reef is located off the coast of North Queensland, in the area around Cape York. Seven other detached reefs…