Wild species relied on by billions at risk, report warns
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Every day billions of people depend on wild flora and fauna to obtain food, medicine and energy. But a new United Nations-backed report says that…
900 firefighters battle massive fire in southeast France
PARIS (AP) — Hundred of firefighters backed by water-dropping planes battled a large forest fire Friday in southeastern France that has forced the evacuation of nearby villages. Thirteen firefighters have…
Heat, drought and wildfires: Torrid spell torments Portugal
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal is bracing for a heat wave, with temperatures in some areas forecast to climb as high as 43 C (109 F) this weekend just as…
Biologists’ fears confirmed on the lower Colorado River
DENVER (AP) — For National Park Service fisheries biologist Jeff Arnold, it was a moment he’d been dreading. Bare-legged in sandals, he was pulling in a net in a shallow…
From The Field: ‘Bioprospecting’; Cambodia’s sustainable gold rush
Prospecting used to be about digging up gold and other minerals. Today “bioprospecting” is allowing countries to use the natural riches at their disposal, for the production of pharmaceuticals, and…
The Supreme Court’s EPA Ruling Will Delay U.S. Climate Action
The Supreme Court’s decision on the EPA also undermines Biden’s leadership in the global fight against climate change. What did the Supreme Court decide? In West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency…
The Spiritual Dimension of COVID-19 in Africa
In Nigeria, the pandemic set up a political battlefield between Christian religious leaders and the state In early March 2020, Pastor Temitope Balogun (T.B.) Joshua, founder and leader of the…
Interview: Chris Thorpe aims to give theatergoers an “emotional explosion” over nuclear weapons
Chris Thorpe wants you to think about nuclear weapons because they could kill you, and he wants you to talk about them more often. A theater writer from Manchester, England,…
Ukraine struggling now, but winter will be even worse: UNHCR chief
While the Russian military advance in eastern Ukraine continues to escalate, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Thursday warned that the winter months are very likely to be extremely harsh…
How commercial satellite imagery could soon make nuclear secrecy very difficult—if not impossible
Emerging capabilities of commercial satellite imagery are enabling high-resolution observation of objects and activity over large areas or territories of entire states with a sub-hourly frequency. Existing constellations are being…
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