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Australia investigates American influencer over croc wrestling
AFP, Published on 11/09/2025
» SYDNEY - Australian authorities are investigating an American influencer who filmed himself wrestling wild crocodiles in Queensland, condemning the “extremely dangerous and illegal” activity.
Ancient Arctic ice saved to preserve climate history
AFP, Published on 22/04/2023
» PARIS: Scientists have succeeded in saving samples of ancient Arctic ice for analysis in a race against time before it melts away due to climate change, they said this week.
Indonesians seeking climate justice take aim at Swiss concrete giant
AFP, Published on 14/03/2023
» PARI ISLAND (INDONESIA) - Sitting near a wall of stacked rocks, fisherman Mustagfirin looks out to sea from the tiny Indonesian island of Pari, wondering whether his home will exist for much longer.
'We don't eat lithium': S. America longs for benefits of metal boon
AFP, Published on 25/10/2022
» SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA (CHILE) - The turquoise glimmer of open-air pools contrasts sharply with the dazzling white of salt flats in Latin America's "lithium triangle," where hope resides for a better life fueled by a metal bonanza.
Dangerous attraction: Amorous pursuit imperils Cuban croc
AFP, Published on 28/07/2021
» CIENAGA DE ZAPATA (CUBA) - Being too coveted a mating partner can have its downside for a species faced with extinction, as the Cuban crocodile has learned.
From macaques to crabs, wildlife faces threat from face masks
AFP, Published on 12/01/2021
» KUALA LUMPUR: Masks that helped save lives during the coronavirus pandemic are proving a deadly hazard for wildlife, with birds and marine creatures ensnared in the staggering number of discarded facial coverings littering animal habitats.
Israeli firm in Gaza extracts drinking water from air
AFP, Published on 05/01/2021
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES): The densely populated Gaza Strip has long lacked sufficient drinking water, but a new project helps ease the shortage with a solar-powered process to extract potable water straight from the air.
America's crocodiles came out of Africa
AFP, Published on 24/07/2020
» PARIS: The several species of crocodiles plying rivers and brackish byways in the Americas -- from Florida to Peru -- all came from Africa, according to a study published on Thursday.
The mighty Nile, threatened by waste, warming, mega-dam
AFP, Published on 20/03/2020
» CAIRO: Early one morning in Cairo, volunteers paddle their kayaks across the Nile, fishing out garbage from the mighty waterway that gave birth to Egyptian civilisation but now faces multiple threats.
Indonesia offers reward for plucking tyre off giant croc's neck
AFP, Published on 30/01/2020
» JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities are offering a reward to anyone who can rescue a saltwater crocodile with a motorbike tyre stuck around its neck -- and survive.