Even chance world will breach 1.5C warming within 5 years: UN
GENEVA (May 10): There is an even chance that global temperatures will temporarily breach the benchmark of 1.5 degrees Celsius…
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Much-maligned rats unlikely to spark next pandemic: study
PARIS (May 4): Rats have been seen as filthy disease-spreaders since at least the time of the plague, but new…
Blue Ring Hole, Malaysia’s new tourism product
LAHAD DATU (28 APRIL): The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) has identified an iconic scuba diving spot known…
Covid pandemic exacerbated rise in STDs in US: study
WASHINGTON (April 13): Reported cases of many types of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) went up in the United States during…
Body composting takes root in US ‘green’ burial trend
KENT (March 21): A woodpecker settled on a branch overhead as Cindy Armstrong stood near a grouping of trees, gazing…
Antarctica hits record temperatures, say experts
PARIS (March 20): Eastern Antarctica has recorded exceptionally high temperatures this week, more than 30 degrees Celsius above normal, say…
Patient who received first pig heart transplant dies
WASHINGTON (March 10): The first person to receive a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig has died, two months after…
Amazon nears climate ‘tipping point’ faster than expected
PARIS (March 8): Hammered by climate change and relentless deforestation, the Amazon rainforest is losing its capacity to recover and…