Environment

Washington (AFP) - A rare species of tree cactus has gone extinct in Florida, in what is believed to be the first species lost to sea level rise in the...

Lima (AFP) - The preserved body of an American mountaineer -- who disappeared 22 years ago while scaling a snowy peak in Peru -- has been found after being exposed...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Hollywood stars aren't the only celebrities who live in the hills around Los Angeles -- Southern California's mountain lions also make their homes there...

Los Angeles (AFP) - The US state of Hawaii has reached an historic agreement in response to litigation by youth activists, promising to speed up the de-carbonization of its transport...

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - Four in every five people want their country to strengthen its commitments to addressing climate change, according to a global poll of 75,000 participants...

Los Angeles (AFP) - California firefighters on Monday tackled the state's biggest blaze of the year so far, as fears intensify over ominous conditions forecast for the hot, dry months...

Washington (AFP) - Pacific coast gray whales have shrunk in length an astonishing 13 percent since 2000, adding to evidence that climate change and other human activities are making marine...

Los Angeles (AFP) - Pollution from California wildfires killed more than 52,000 people in a decade, a new study claimed Friday, as the western United States girds for a hot...

Los Angeles (AFP) - Scorching temperatures broke early summer records in the western United States, before the region's first major heat wave of the year eased slightly Friday. Millions of...

New York (AFP) - Humans are as dangerous to Earth as the meteorite that drove dinosaurs to extinction, the UN chief said Wednesday, urging an end to fossil fuel ads...