Online campaign to save malnourished lions at Sudan park

Online calls grew Sunday to help save five “malnourished and sick” African lions held at a…

Evacuation crackdown ordered as Philippine volcano seethes

Philippine officials ordered a crackdown Monday on people being allowed daily visits to the homes they…

Billionaires richer than 60 percent of the world's population: Oxfam

The world’s billionaires have doubled in the past decade and are richer than 60 percent of…

Climate change pushing Australia's platypus towards extinction: researchers

Prolonged drought and other effects of climate change are pushing Australia’s unique platypus population towards extinction,…

Malaysia says won't be 'garbage dump' as it returns waste

Malaysia has sent back 150 shipping containers of plastic waste to mostly wealthier nations, with the…

China moves on takeout containers in bid to reduce plastic waste

China will ban non-degradable plastic bags in major cities and single-use straws from restaurants by the…

Fires set stage for irreversible forest losses in Australia

Australia’s forests are burning at a rate unmatched in modern times and scientists say the landscape…

Local water availability is permanently reduced after planting forests

River flow is reduced in areas where forests have been planted and does not recover over…

On the edge between science and art: Historical biodiversity data from Japanese 'gyotaku'

Historical biodiversity data is being obtained from museum specimens, literature, classic monographs and old photographs, yet…

Single-use plastic: China to ban bags and other items

One of the world’s biggest users of plastic plans to phase out most single-use items by…