Tag: Environment and nature
Incomplete polar bear survey halts Alaska oil search bid
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska Native corporation that was hoping to receive a federal permit to look for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro visits Amazon jungle state hit by floods
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday visited the state of Acre, in the Amazon rainforest, where several cities have been...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro visits Amazon jungle state hit by floods
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday visited the state of Acre, in the Amazon rainforest, where several cities have been...
Mt Etna’s latest eruptions awe even those who study volcanos
ROME — Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, has awed even seasoned volcanologists in recent days with spectacular spurts of lava lighting up the...
Food fight: Meat-free school meals spark furor in France
LE PECQ, France — By taking meat off the menu at school canteens, the ecologist mayor of one of France's most famously gastronomic cities...
Food fight: Meat-free school meals spark furor in France
LE PECQ, France — By taking meat off the menu at school canteens, the ecologist mayor of one of France's most famously gastronomic cities...
Rowell carries California Baptist past Grand Canyon 65-62
PHOENIX — Ty Rowell registered 19 points and eight assists as California Baptist edged past Grand Canyon 65-62 on Saturday night.
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Zookeeper attacked by lion in Germany suffers injuries
BERLIN — A zookeeper in northwestern Germany was attacked Sunday by a lion as she cleaned its cage, authorities said.
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Gardening: How to protect or heal trees damaged by snow
The deadly winter storms that have wreaked havoc in large swaths of the country recently can also damage trees and shrubs.
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2 giraffes in Kenya park electrocuted by power lines
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s wildlife agency says two giraffes were electrocuted on Sunday when they walked into low-lying electric power transmission lines that pass...
