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Nestle to invest 2bn Swiss Francs in recycled plastics

By AFP News

Food and cosmetics giant Unilever announced last September that it will cut its use of new plastic in packaging by half by 2025.

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Smoke from Australia bushfires reaches Brazil

Department of Remote Sensing said the smoke had arrived in Brazil's southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul.

By AFP News

Palau bans 'reef-toxic' sunscreen

From New Year's day, any reef-toxic sunscreen imported or sold in Palau will be confiscated and the owner will be fined...

By Bernadette Carreon

Japan could release Fukushima radioactive water into environment

The treated water is currently kept in a thousand huge tanks at the Fukushima Daiichi site.

By AFP News

Elephant invasion: Three pachyderms walk into a tourist lodge in Zambia

Human-animal conflict highlighted again in drought-stricken Zambia as tourists left frozen in fear by three elephants...

By Agrima Tikader

Dead deer found with 7kg of plastic waste and clothing in stomach

A deer was found dead after consuming waste thrown by visitors to Thailand's Khun Sathan National Park.

By Agrima Tikader

Selective breeding of eco-friendly cattle key to reducing livestock industry carbon-footprint

Methane emissions could be reduced substantially if farmers selectively reared "environmentally-friendly" cattle breeds.

By Agrima Tikader

Online fundraiser for bushfire-hit koalas tops Aus$1 million

A so-called "Koala Ark" would be built for recovering koalas.

By AFP News

Humans are closer to extinction than you may think

There is a 1 in 14,000 chance that human beings will go extinct in the coming year.

By Agrima Tikader

NASA reveals world's thickest glacier melting at an alarming rate

Satellite images indicate that the Taku glacier is melting 80 years faster than scientists' estimations.

By Agrima Tikader

Scientists fight to save unique Guiana coral reef

The Amazon Reef in the Atlantic Ocean is one of the world's largest reefs, but its existence became known only in 2016.

By Marion Briswalter with Tiphaine Honore on board the Esperanza

Greta Thunberg heads to US Midwest for Friday protest

The teenage activist will join the climate strike in Iowa city on Friday.

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Japan in non-stop search for typhoon survivors; toll at 74

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How artificial intelligence systems could threaten democracy

By Steven Feldstein

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Environment

Nestle to invest 2bn Swiss Francs in recycled plastics

Smoke from Australia bushfires reaches Brazil

Palau bans 'reef-toxic' sunscreen

Japan could release Fukushima radioactive water into environment

Elephant invasion: Three pachyderms walk into a tourist lodge in Zambia

Dead deer found with 7kg of plastic waste and clothing in stomach

Selective breeding of eco-friendly cattle key to reducing livestock industry carbon-footprint

Online fundraiser for bushfire-hit koalas tops Aus$1 million

Humans are closer to extinction than you may think

NASA reveals world's thickest glacier melting at an alarming rate

Scientists fight to save unique Guiana coral reef

Greta Thunberg heads to US Midwest for Friday protest

'Mentally ill Swedish child' comment forces Fox News to apologize to Greta Thunberg

Students join Global Climate Strike as police arrests protesters in London

Amazon pledges to be carbon neutral by 2040

Toxic smoke chokes Indonesia, nearly 200 arrested for causing forest fires

Climate change will kill your brain by reducing fatty acid: Study

Dorian Death Toll: 2,500 unaccounted for in the Bahamas

Australian 'megablaze' brought under control

Four-star hotel in hot water for serving £27 plates of smoked baby chimpanzee

How artificial intelligence systems could threaten democracy

How artificial intelligence systems could threaten democracy

How Amazon can deliver on its promise to reduce emissions

How Amazon can deliver on its promise to reduce emissions

Too many airplane systems rely on too few sensors

Too many airplane systems rely on too few sensors