August 18Greenland ice sheet has reached 'point of no return,' disturbing study saysThe Greenland ice sheet has reached a "point of no return" and will continue to shrink even if global temperatures stopped rising today, according to a new study.
August 16Mauritius oil disaster: Stricken Japanese ship splits apart, remaining fuel spreads into watersA stricken Japanese oil tanker that's leaked tons of oil into the Indian Ocean off the island nation of Mauritius split apart on Saturday, spreading remaining fuel into the area.
August 14Climate study says extended global COVID-19 shutdowns will have 'negligible' impact on temperaturesA new study claims the coronavirus-related lockdown measures will yield emissions reductions but will have "negligible" overall impact on global temperatures if those measures continue till the end of 2021 -- raising questions about sweeping environmental regulations with potentially massive economic tradeoffs.
August 13Kenya elephant population has more than doubled in last three decades, officials sayKenya’s elephant population has doubled in the last three decades, in part due to a crackdown on poachers and ivory smugglers, authorities announced at an event marking World Elephant Day Wednesday.
August 12Florida fisherman shares up-close video of encounter with great white shark 20 miles off Jupiter InletA Florida fisherman captured video of a great white shark swimming near his boat off the coast of Jupiter Inlet over the weekend, video shows.
August 11Heavyweight champ Tyson Fury, his dad pulled weeds with volunteers: VideoBoxing’s world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and his dad were making the rounds in their United Kingdom hometown when they came across a group of volunteers pulling weeds along a public sidewalk – and then they pitched in.
August 10Mauritius oil disaster: Race to drain stricken ship before it splits in halfEnvironmentalists in Mauritius say they are “expecting the worst” in a race to drain an estimated 2,500 tons of oil from a stricken Japanese ship before it breaks in half and further pollutes the sea.
August 6Scientists puzzled after Paraguayan lagoon turns purple on one side, remains blue on otherScientists in Paraguay have been investigating how one side of the divided Cerro Lagoon turned purple and began emitting a foul odor months ago, while the other side has remained blue.
1:01July 27Humpback whale breaches water just yards away from fisherman's boatWATCH: Chris Clarke was fishing off the coast of Lyme Regis in England when a humpback whale breached the water just several feet from his boat.
July 21Greta Thunberg awarded $1.15M Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity, will donate to climate groupsTeenage Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was just awarded $1.15 million in prize money for the 2020 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity – and she’s already pledged to give all of it away to environmental groups.