‘Lost world’ discovered in remote Australia
SYDNEY, October 28, 2013 (AFP) - An expedition to a remote part of northern Australia has uncovered three new vertebrate species isolated for millions of …
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Skull discovery suggests 1.8mn year old evidence against nationalism
WASHINGTON, October 18, 2013 (AFP) - A stunningly well-preserved skull from 1. buy ventolin online …
Lonely planet found floating without star
WASHINGTON, October 9, 2013 (AFP) - Astronomers said Wednesday they have found a lonely planet outside the solar system floating alone in space and not …
Rare Canadian desert shrinking as vegetation takes over
WINNIPEG, September 27, 2013 (AFP) - As desertification creeps into parts of the world, a rare stretch of sand in Canada's vast western plains is oddly doing …
Global panel to make economic case on climate change
NEW YORK CITY, September 24, 2013 (AFP) - Mexico's former president Felipe Calderon said that climate action can boost both developed and emerging countries as …
Beluga whales create art in Japan aquarium
TOKYO, September 18, 2013 (AFP) - Beluga whales at an aquarium near Tokyo are learning how to paint pictures as part of an autumn art programme for visitors, …
Puzzle over African coins reveals Aboriginal rock art
SYDNEY, August 22, 2013 (AFP) - Solving the mystery of how 900-year-old African coins ended up in remote Australia could not only recast the history of foreign …
Jumpy Vietnamese caterpillar shies the Sun: study
PARIS, August 20, 2013 (AFP) - The larva of a Vietnamese moth has devised a unique form of transport -- constructing a leaf cone and thrashing about inside to …
New alarmist IPCC report leaked as skepticism grows
WASHINGTON, August 21, 2013 (AFP) - Human activity is almost certainly the cause of climate change and global sea levels could rise by several feet by the end …
World-first study tracks dwarf minke whales
SYDNEY, August 14, 2013 (AFP) - Dwarf minke whales have been tagged and tracked in Australia's Great Barrier Reef in a world-first pilot study which hopes to …
Sri Lanka Dipped Products says not causing water pollution
Aug 03, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Dipped Products Plc, a top glove exporter says its factory is not polluting groundwater but production has been halted until …
Sri Lanka glove maker hopes to resume production
Aug 02, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Dipped Products, a unit of Hayleys group which exports gloves said it hoped to resume production which stopped Wednesday …
Sri Lanka rulers provide more water to protesting villagers
Aug 02, 2013 (LBO) - Elected representatives of Sri Lanka's Gampaha district met Friday and decided to increase the distribution of water by bowser to …
In US, struggle against snake-head ends on plates
MARBURY, July 15, 2013 (AFP) - The snakehead is an invasive species of fish from Asia that is threatening the delicate ecosystem of the Potomac River that …
Gulls feasting on whales? In Argentina, yes
ALDES PENINSULA, July 6, 2013 (AFP) - It's a weird, lopsided fight if ever there was one: seagulls divebombing to attack and feed on the fat of 50-ton whales …
Sri Lanka to count sloth bears
July 01, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's wild life conservation authorities and a biodiversity organization, with funding from private business will count and …
New flame-headed bird species found in Cambodia capital
PHNOM PENH, June 26, 2013 (AFP) - A new species of bird with a distinctive orange-red coloured tuft of feathers on its head has been found in Cambodia's …
Japan’s Mt Fuji, Niger’s Agadez among new UNESCO sites
PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Japan's Mount Fuji, a series of ancient terraced rice paddies China, and the desert city of Agardaz in Niger were among the cultural jewels …
Sri Lanka monsoon death toll climbs to 31
COLOMBO, June 10, 2013 (AFP) - Naval boats and helicopters scoured seas off Sri Lanka Monday for dozens of missing fishermen, as the confirmed death toll from …
19 dead as monsoon lashes Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, June 9, 2013 (AFP) - Monsoon rains and strong winds in Sri Lanka have killed at least 19 people with dozens more missing, most of them fishermen …