Environment

New York (AFP) - New York's annual Climate Week is underway, bringing together activists, politicians and business leaders for hundreds of events aimed at addressing the planetary crisis.  But the...

Washington (AFP) - Humans are driving the loss of entire branches of the "Tree of Life," according to a new study published on Monday which warns of the threat of...

New York (AFP) - Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of New York on Sunday, calling for increased action against climate change ahead of the opening of...

Boynton Beach (United States) (AFP) - The goliath grouper, a colossus of a fish that can weigh up to 360 kilograms (nearly 800 pounds), is the delight of divers in...

Long Beach (United States) (AFP) - Overfishing in international waters has surged in the past five years and demonstrates the need to ratify a recent global treaty to protect the...

New York (AFP) - British endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh on Wednesday completed a 315-mile (500-kilometer) journey down New York's Hudson River, highlighting its successful decades-long cleanup as a beacon for...

Washington (AFP) - Disinformation about deadly wildfires in the United States and Canada has run rampant across social media, with posts falsely blaming coordinated arson, lasers -- and plans to...

Paris (AFP) - A world facing catastrophic climate change is perilously off course in meeting goals for slashing carbon pollution and boosting finance for the developing world, according to the...

Bangkok (AFP) - G20 per capita coal emissions continue to rise despite climate pledges and transition efforts by some members of the group of major economies, new research showed Tuesday....

Paris (AFP) - Invasive species that wreck crops, ravage forests, spread disease, and upend ecosystems are spreading ever faster across the globe, and humanity has not been able to stem...