Andre, 15 and Sofia Oliveira, 18 pose for a picture in Almada, Portugal (Reuters) Six young people from Portugal are accusing 32 European countries of failing to tackle the human-caused …
Kamal Sonavane knew she’d pass out if she chewed smokeless tobacco one more time. It was a scorching April afternoon in the middle of another of India’s brutal heat waves, …
The shifting tectonic plates beneath Earth’s surface are slowly creating a supercontinent set to come together in the next 250 million years, a new study predicts. But humans won’t be …
KODIAK: Lane Bolich first came to work in Alaska for the freedom and excitement that comes with being a fisher. A self-described adrenaline junkie, Bolich moved from his hometown in …
One of the weirder side effects of climate change is what it’s doing to rainfall. While most people think about global warming in terms of extreme heat—the deadliest kind of …
Plant breeders, by nature, are patient people. It can take them years or even decades to perfect a new variety of fruit or vegetable that tastes better, grows faster or …
WASHINGTON: The sea ice around Antarctica likely had a record low surface area when it was at its maximum size this winter, a preliminary US analysis of satellite data showed …
By Tammy Webber and Linley Sanders | Associated Press Kathleen Maxwell has lived in Phoenix for more than 20 years, but this summer was the first time she felt fear, …
ABUJA, Nigeria — If you listen to the African leaders addressing the U.N. General Assembly this year, the message is emphatic and unanimous: The continent is done being a victim …
UNITED NATIONS: Island nations bearing the brunt of climate change this week confronted rich countries at the United Nations General Assembly, saying the failure by developed countries to act with …