Predators under threat: Brazil's jaguars find shelter in nature reserve
In Brazil, where cattle ranching is a major industry, jaguars are seen as a threat and are hunted to prevent attacks on livestock. Along with habitat...
Category : Earth
The week in pictures: ICE In Minnesota, tractors in Paris and Trump gets a second-hand Nobel
Iran’s protests go international amid a deadly crackdown, ICE agents terrorise US citizens in Minnesota, far-right leader Marine Le Pen appeals her embezzlement conviction, French...
The Bright Side: Researchers to test whether deep-sea rocks produce ‘dark oxygen’
A group of scientists will later this year deploy deep-sea landers to test whether metallic rocks on the ocean floor do in fact produce oxygen....
Senegalese city of Saint-Louis threatened by rising sea levels
Senegal’s former capital Saint-Louis, a coastal city and UNESCO World Heritage site, is threatened by rising sea levels caused by climate change. Estimates show that...
South Africa's Kruger National Park suffers severe damage due to floods
In South Africa, extreme weather is leaving its mark on one of the continent’s most iconic natural treasures. Kruger National Park — a flagship safari...
Author Tash Aw explores desire, duty and family dynamics in 'The South'
Award-winning Malaysian author Tash Aw kicks off a sprawling family saga with coming-of-age novel “The South”. He tells us about returning to the Malaysia of the...
One person dead and hundreds of thousands without power after Storm Nils lashes France
A truck driver was killed in southern France when a tree smashed through his windscreen as Storm Nils swept through the region. Some 450,000 households...
Freezing cold? This town in Finland is keeping warm with sand
Keeping warm in the winter isn’t easy in Finland, one of Europe’s coldest countries. But in one Finnish town, residents are kept toasty warm thanks...
'Dangerous' winter storm to sweep US with snow, ice and deadly cold
A massive winter storm is set to hit half of the US on Friday, prompting emergency declarations across states as forecasters warned of heavy snow,...
US storm leaves 160.000 without power
Around 160 million people across the United States, from Texas to New York, are bracing for arctic temperatures as a massive winter storm pushes toward...