Environment

Australian Whale Watchers Have Close Encounter

Swimmers and surfboard riders at Manly Beach in Sydney, Australia got a little too close for comfort Sunday when they were splashed by a mother whale as she swam with her calf.

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A third of the world’s children poisoned by lead, new groundbreaking analysis says

Lead poisoning is affecting children on a massive and previously unknown scale, according to a new report launched by UNICEF and Pure Earth, on July 30.

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Greenpeace ships tracking the fossil fuel industry in the North Sea

The Greenpeace ships Esperanza and Rainbow Warrior depart Hamburg, to start a month-long documentation and peaceful protest tour in the North Sea, on July 30. Teams on board will gather evidence of the extreme industrialisation of the region by the...

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Fires Continue to Burn in Eastern Italian Region of Abruzzo
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