australia
At home with couple who saved baby kangaroos from the fires
Environment
February 7, 2020
At home with couple who saved baby kangaroos from the fires
WYTALIBA, Australia (Reuters) — Even as a fierce bushfire bore down on the rural Australian community of Wytaliba, Gary Wilson…
As forests burn around the world, drinking water is at risk
Science
January 31, 2020
As forests burn around the world, drinking water is at risk
Fabric curtains stretch across the huge Warragamba Dam to trap ash and sediment expected to wash off wildfire-scorched slopes and…
Australia defends plan to create island quarantine camp
World
January 30, 2020
Australia defends plan to create island quarantine camp
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s government on Thursday defended its plan to send citizens evacuated from the epicenter of China’s…
The global spread of the coronavirus: Where is it?
World
January 25, 2020
The global spread of the coronavirus: Where is it?
A SARS-like virus that has claimed 41 lives since emerging in a market in the Chinese city of Wuhan has…
Canadian air tanker crashes while fighting Australia bushfires, 3 dead
World
January 23, 2020
Canadian air tanker crashes while fighting Australia bushfires, 3 dead
MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Reuters) – A Canadian-owned C-130 Hercules air tanker crashed while fighting bushfires in Australia’s alpine region on Thursday, killing…
Countries around world gear up response to new coronavirus
World
January 21, 2020
Countries around world gear up response to new coronavirus
BEIJING (AP) — Countries in Asia and elsewhere have begun body temperature checks at airports, railway stations and along highways…
The Golden Pharaoh: Boston awaits King Tut exhibition
Archaeology
January 20, 2020
The Golden Pharaoh: Boston awaits King Tut exhibition
The American city of Boston is set to host the “King Tut: The Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh” exhibition this…
Threatened species hit hard by Australia’s bushfires
Environment
January 20, 2020
Threatened species hit hard by Australia’s bushfires
Australia’s bushfires have burned more than half the known habitat of 100 threatened plants and animals, including 32 critically endangered…
Dust storms and giant hail batter bushfire-weary Australia
World
January 20, 2020
Dust storms and giant hail batter bushfire-weary Australia
Thunderstorms and giant hail battered parts of Australia’s east coast on Monday after “apocalyptic” dust storms swept across drought-stricken areas,…
Rainstorms douse bushfires across eastern Australia
World
January 18, 2020
Rainstorms douse bushfires across eastern Australia
Rain and thunderstorms doused long-burning bushfires across much of eastern Australia Saturday, but they also brought a new threat of…