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Wolf protection downgrade set for green light in EU
EU lawmakers are set on Thursday to give the green light to downgrading wolf protections in the bloc, in line with a landmark change to conservation rules late last year.
What the shell: scientists marvel as NZ snail lays egg from neck
A rare New Zealand snail has been filmed for the first time squeezing an egg from its neck, delighting scientists trying to save the critically endangered meat-eating mollusc.
Web archivists scrambling to save US public data from deletion
As President Donald Trump's administration purges public records since storming back to power, experts and volunteers are preserving thousands of web pages and government sites devoted to climate change, health or LGBTQ rights and other issues.
Perrier ordered to remove water filters
Regional French authorities ordered Nestle on Wednesday to remove a system that filters Perrier and to renew its authorisation to call it natural mineral water, marking the latest turn in a saga that has ensnared the government.
World's richest 10% caused two thirds of global warming: study
The world's wealthiest 10 percent of individuals are responsible for two thirds of global warming since 1990, researchers said Tuesday.
India launches strikes on Pakistan as Islamabad vows retaliation
India fired missiles at Pakistani territory early Wednesday in a major escalation of tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals, as Islamabad vowed retaliation.
Mennonite communities raise hackles in Peruvian Amazon
When they saw men with arrows and machetes bearing down on them, Daniel Braun and other Mennonites living in the Peruvian Amazon fled across rice paddies, some of their barns ablaze behind them.
France, EU take aim at Trump's assault on science, seek to lure US researchers
French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen took aim at Donald Trump's policies on science on Monday, as the European Union seeks to encourage disgruntled US researchers to relocate to Europe.
Spain's blackout highlights renewables' grid challenge
The cause of last week's massive power outage in Spain and Portugal remains unclear but it has shone a spotlight on solar and wind energy, which critics accuse of straining electricity grids.
UK records hottest ever May Day
The UK recorded its hottest ever May Day on Thursday, having just experienced its sunniest April since records began, according to the Met Office.
Israel brings fire near Jerusalem 'under control', reopens roads
Bushfires that erupted near Jerusalem were largely brought under control on Thursday, authorities said, with major roads reopened and firefighting teams still tackling lingering hotspots.
Israel reopens key roads as firefighters battle blaze
Israeli firefighting teams battled wildfires near Jerusalem for a second day on Thursday, with police reporting the reopening of several major roads that had been closed.
Climate change made fire conditions twice as likely in South Korea blazes: study
Human-induced climate change made the ultra-dry and warm conditions that fanned South Korea's deadliest wildfires in history this March twice as likely and more intense, researchers said Thursday.
UK scientists fear insect loss as car bug splats fall
A UK-wide decline in bug splats recorded on car number plates indicates an "alarming" fall in the number of flying insects, UK scientists said in a survey published Wednesday.
Canadian firm makes first bid for international seabed mining license
Canada's The Metals Company said Tuesday it applied to the United States to mine deep sea minerals in international waters, a world first made possible by President Donald Trump's embrace of the industry.
Kenya's desperate need for more snake antivenom
Writhing in pain on a hospital bed in a Kenyan coastal town, teenage snakebite victim Shukurani Konde Tuva faced the grim reality of his left leg from above the knee being amputated.
Trump trade war dominates BRICS meeting in Brazil
The foreign ministers of Brazil, China, Russia and other BRICS members began two days of talks in Rio de Janeiro Monday aimed at forging a united front to US President Donald Trump's aggressive trade policies.
Just Stop Oil activist group holds final march
British environmental activist group Just Stop Oil held its final demonstration in London on Saturday, ending three years of high-profile climate protest stunts as they moved their focus away from civil disobedience.
Don't make 'disappointing' retreat on climate, COP30 CEO urges EU
Europe is "absolutely vital" to the fight against global warming and its leadership must not waver as climate ambition backslides elsewhere, the CEO of November's COP30 summit in Brazil told AFP.
Iraq farmers turn to groundwater to boost desert yield
Farmer Hadi Saheb cannot wait to see his wheat fields flourish in the heart of the desert after he tapped into groundwater reserves in water-starved Iraq.
Tradition stokes pollution at Myanmar 'slash and burn' festival
A charred Myanmar hillside is wreathed by flames, spewing ochre smoke that smothers out sunlight in an apocalyptic scene.
Ugandans kill migrating storks in desperation for food
Desperate Ugandans are using poison to kill thousands of migrating white storks and other protected birds because they have so few sources of food.
Still reeling a year on, Brazil's Porto Alegre fears next flood
Armed with brushes and paint, volunteers touch up houses left standing after devastating floods last year that killed nearly 200 people and displaced half a million in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre.
Vietnam village starts over with climate defences after landslide
Nguyen Thi Kim's small verdant community in northern Vietnam no longer exists, wiped away in a landslide triggered by Typhoon Yagi's devastating heavy rains last year.
Saudi 'city of roses' offers fragrant reminder of desert's beauty
After decades spent pruning thorny bushes and working arduous harvests, Khalaf Allah al-Talhi has perfected the art of capturing the fragrant aroma of the desert rose in a bottle.
Landmark Nepal survey estimates nearly 400 elusive snow leopards
Nepal's first nationwide survey of the threatened snow leopard estimated nearly 400 of the elusive big cats in the Himalayan nation, wildlife officials said Tuesday.
Tentative tree planting 'decades overdue' in sweltering Athens
On a cloudy spring morning in one of Athens' most densely inhabited districts, thousands of fresh saplings dotting a small hilltop park mark a fledgling effort to tackle crippling heat that critics say is long overdue.
Morocco volunteers on Sahara clean-up mission
It may be the gateway to the vast Sahara desert, but that doesn't mean it's free of that modern scourge of the environment -- the rubbish humanity discards.
Himalayan snow at 23-year low, threatening 2 billion people: report
Snowfall in Asia's Hindu Kush-Himalayan mountain range has reached a 23-year low, threatening nearly two billion people dependent on snowmelt for water, scientists warned in a report on Monday.
Germany sees 'worrying' record dry spell in early 2025
Germany's environment minister on Wednesday warned of a high risk of forest fires and poor harvests after a "worrying" lack of rain in recent weeks.
Prague zoo breeds near-extinct Brazilian mergansers
Five chicks of the critically endangered Brazilian merganser have been born at the Prague Zoo, fuelling hopes for a reintroduction of the duck in the wild, a breeder said Wednesday.
Warnings issued, flights cancelled as strong winds whip north China
Residents in some areas were warned not to go outside as strong winds swept Beijing and parts of northern China on Saturday, causing hundreds of flights to be cancelled and rail services suspended, state media said.