How a sperm bank might save cheetahs from extinction
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — For 35 years, American zoologist Laurie Marker has been collecting and storing…
Asia flood death toll surpasses 1,500 as calls grow to fight deforestation
PADANG, Indonesia — Deaths from last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides in parts of Asia surged past 1,500…
Deadly Asian floods are a preview of what’s coming as climate warms, scientists say
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Southeast Asia is being pummeled by unusually severe floods this year, as late-arriving storms…
Southern California man gets an unwanted housemate: A black bear in his crawl space
LOS ANGELES — Ken Johnson, 63, just got a new roommate last week — a black bear living…
Ambitious plan to store CO2 beneath the North Sea set to start operations
NORTH SEA, Denmark — Appearing first as a dot on the horizon, the remote Nini oil field on…
Motorist tells 911 bald eagle dropped cat, smashing car windshield
A motorist in western North Carolina escaped injury when the carcass of a cat crashed into the passenger…
Thousands of Cubans struggle without power and water nearly a month after hurricane
RIO CAUTO, Cuba — Thousands of Cubans remain without power, water or proper shelter almost a month after…
Authorities seize nine tigers monthly in worsening global trafficking crisis
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysa (AP) — Authorities worldwide have seized an average of nine tigers each month over the…
Global tiger trafficking crisis worsens with nine big cats seized monthly
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysa — Authorities worldwide have seized an average of nine tigers each month over the past…
COP31 UN climate talks set for Turkey in 2026
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Turkey will host next year’s annual U.N. climate talks but Australia will preside over…
Small island nations demand emission cuts at COP30 climate talks
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Battered by last month’s ferocious climate-fueled hurricane, Jamaica joined other small island nations and…
Pope Leo XIV calls for urgent climate action and says God’s creation is ‘crying out’
BELEM, Brazil — BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Monday urged countries at United Nations climate…