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New research warns that human activity and drought may have degraded more than a third of the Amazon rainforest – “double the previous estimate”.

The world is “dangerously unprepared” for future pandemics, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) say in a report published on Monday, calling on countries to ...

Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri of Italy claimed their first European gold at the International Skating Union European ...

Despite bright sunshine and blue skies in keeping with our reputation for mild winters, the Algarve, along with all 17 other ...

The clock is ticking as governments, businesses and consumers around the globe take action to fight global warming.

Taiwan has scrambled fighter jets and put navy ships and missile systems on alert in response to nearby operations by 34 ...

Thursday morning’s Drought Monitor update is showing a shift in the right direction. The moderate drought status has been slimed down to a narrower corridor from Edenton to Washington to Kinston and ...

Grants from the European Research Council (ERC) go to outstanding researchers and provide funding worth millions. At the ...

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