Forests

France and Brazil announce $1.1 billion investment plan for the Amazon

World
David Turner

SAO PAULO (AP) — The Brazilian and the French presidents on Tuesday announced a plan to invest 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) ...

Nigeria school abduction: Nearly 300 children freed after two weeks in captivity

World
David Turner

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nearly 300 Nigerian schoolchildren were released more than two weeks after they were seized in the northwestern state ...

Elderly Alaska man is first reported person to die of recently discovered Alaskapox virus

Health
Rachel Carter

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An elderly man has died from Alaskapox, the first known fatality from the recently discovered virus, state health ...

Climate Change Threatens Global Forest CO2 Sequestration

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

A new study shows that climate change is disproportionately affecting U.S. forests, particularly in the West, where adverse effects like reduced tree ...

Poland’s Donald Tusk wins confidence vote in parliament

Trending
Sarah Wilson

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s newly elected prime minister, Donald Tusk, vowed Tuesday that his government will demand that the West keep ...