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December 08, 2015
WHO Calls for Public Health Agenda at Paris Climate Summit

As the United Nations Climate Summit continues in its second and final week in Paris, World Health Organization (WHO) officials are calling for a strong agreement to curb global emissions. As VOA's Rosanne Skirble reports, the accord could help avert millions of deaths linked with pollution and disease in a warmer world.
December 02, 2015
Long-Necked Dinosaurs Got Their Feet Wet Off Scottish Coast

Trove of tracks offers rare picture of primitive ancestors of long-necked, potbellied sauropods
December 01, 2015
African Development Could Spell Environmental Catastrophe

No overall plan or strategy exists to coordinate many players, both foreign and domestic, in huge investment projects to speed agricultural production, extensive mining
November 29, 2015
Paris Primer: Rundown on Climate Talks

More than 140 world leaders, ministers to attend climate meeting aiming to finalize new global treaty to reduce harmful emissions
November 20, 2015
World Leaders Head to Paris for Climate Deal

Heads of state from nearly 80 countries are heading to Paris (November 30-December 11) to craft a global climate change agreement. The new accord will replace the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change that expired in 2012.
November 20, 2015
World Leaders Will Head to Paris for Climate Deal

Among the remaining issues is a divide between rich and poor countries over who should pay the cost for climate adaptation
October 29, 2015
Faith Communities Plant Trees Where They Pray

The planet is losing 10 billion trees a year to agriculture, urbanization, wildfires and disease. But some religious groups in Maryland are working to offset the loss. Places such as Sanctuary Retreat Center benefit from their respect for creation and the state Department of Natural Resources' offering of free trees, as VOA's Rosanne Skirble reports.
October 29, 2015
Faith Communities Plant Trees Where They Pray

In eastern US state of Maryland, movement takes root to replace trees as part of stewardship of the Earth
October 27, 2015
Care for Creation, Plant a Tree

Since 2013 nearly 50 communities of faith from the east coast state of Maryland have joined to plant 10,000 trees. What these communities have in common is respect for the creator and a commitment to protect the Earth. The work helps reverse the trend of tree loss in Maryland. It is also helping to prevent polluted runoff from entering the Chesapeake Bay, the nation’s largest estuary.
October 21, 2015
Tooth Regeneration Is on the Horizon

Research team at Georgia Institute of Technology finds that fish, mammals may have some common genetics that could someday allow humans to regrow lost teeth
October 08, 2015
Study Describes Ancient Deltas, Lakes on Mars

Research builds on recent NASA announcement that water flows on red planet today
October 05, 2015
Cactus Species More Threatened Than Birds or Mammals

Cacti are native to arid areas in Americas, but have also been introduced to Africa, Australia and Europe
September 22, 2015
Supermoon Eclipse Will Be Last Until 2033

Get set for a spectacular celestial event: An eclipse of a supermoon will occur next week, and there won't be another one for 18 years. VOA’s Rosanne Skirble reports.
September 22, 2015
Rare Supermoon Eclipse Will Be Last Until 2033

Phenomenon occurs when moon is closer to Earth than any other time in its orbit; last one was in 1982
September 01, 2015
Sharp Rise in Whale Deaths Being Investigated

Why have 30 dead whales washed ashore on the Gulf of Alaska since May? Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have mobilized a research team to find out, and one possible cause being investigated is toxic algae. VOA's Rosanne Skirble reports.
September 01, 2015
Scientists Seek Clues to Whale Deaths in Gulf of Alaska

They're weighing range of possibilities, including disease, predation, starvation, ship strikes and harmful algae
August 25, 2015
Study: Diminished Marine Biodiversity Threatens Food Supply

Largest study of marine species ever conducted shows warming oceans will cause profound changes in marine life biodiversity, challenging food demand
August 18, 2015
Undersea Soundscape Gives Insight Into Reef Health

Coral reefs are noisy places, especially the healthy ones, two new studies assess that health by the sounds the reef dwellers produce
August 18, 2015
New US Rules Promise Deep Cuts in Methane Emissions

Methane, a key component of natural gas, is the second most prevalent greenhouse gas in the United States after carbon dioxide
August 11, 2015
US Botanic Garden Exposes Secret Life of Roots

Washington exhibit recognizes underground movement that fuels plants – and entire food chain

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