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A report published by International Union for Conservation of Nature highlights that all four known freshwater dolphin species, including the tucuxi dolphin in the Amazon River system, are now threatened with extinction.

‘Red list’: All freshwater dolphins endangered

A report published by International Union for Conservation of Nature highlights that all four known freshwater dolphin species, including the tucuxi dolphin in the Amazon River system, are now threatened with extinction.

December 15, 2020, 6:00am Life

A leading conservation group uniting governments and civil society says all four known freshwater dolphin species are now threatened with extinction, after newly discovered information on the tucuxi in the Amazon River system showed it too is endangered. Read story

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 file photo, the sun rises amid smog during the dry season in Mexico City. Five years after a historic climate deal in Paris, world leaders are again meeting to increase their efforts to fight global warming.

Five years on, signs that Paris climate accord is working

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 file photo, the sun rises amid smog during the dry season in Mexico City. Five years after a historic climate deal in Paris, world leaders are again meeting to increase their efforts to fight global warming.

December 11, 2020, 10:28am Life

The forecast for global warming is looking a little less bleak in the long term, but not so rosy in the short term. Read story

FILE - In this Friday, March 20, 2020 file photo, extremely light traffic moves along the 110 Harbor Freeway toward downtown Los Angeles in the mid-afternoon. Traffic would normally be bumper-to-bumper during this time of day on a Friday. New calculations released on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, show the world's carbon dioxide emissions plunged 7% in 2020 because of the pandemic lockdowns. (AP Photo/Mark J.

World carbon dioxide emissions drop 7% in pandemic-hit 2020

FILE - In this Friday, March 20, 2020 file photo, extremely light traffic moves along the 110 Harbor Freeway toward downtown Los Angeles in the mid-afternoon. Traffic would normally be bumper-to-bumper during this time of day on a Friday. New calculations released on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, show the world's carbon dioxide emissions plunged 7% in 2020 because of the pandemic lockdowns. (AP Photo/Mark J.

December 10, 2020, 4:41pm Latest News

A locked-down pandemic-struck world cut its carbon dioxide emissions this year by 7 percent, the biggest drop ever, new preliminary figures show. Read story

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a U.S.-European satellite lifts off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite was expected to deploy its solar panels and later make first contact with controllers.

European-U.S. sea level tracking satellite sends 1st readings

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a U.S.-European satellite lifts off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite was expected to deploy its solar panels and later make first contact with controllers.

December 10, 2020, 10:29am Nation & World

A newly launched European-U.S. satellite designed to continue a decades-long record of tracking global sea levels has sent back its first measurements, NASA said Thursday. Read story

Microsoft, Brooks and 11 more companies join Amazon’s Climate Pledge to be carbon-neutral by 2040

December 9, 2020, 10:18am Business

Thirteen more companies have joined Amazon’s Climate Pledge, committing to neutralize their carbon footprints by 2040. Read story

Jupiter, its Great Red Spot and three of its four largest satellites are visible in this photo taken on February 5, 1979, by Voyager 1.

In closest alignment in 800 years, Jupiter and Saturn to create a wonder

Jupiter, its Great Red Spot and three of its four largest satellites are visible in this photo taken on February 5, 1979, by Voyager 1.

December 8, 2020, 3:30pm Nation & World

2020 will end with an offering of heavenly wonder: a Christmas Star. Read story

FILE - In this July 24, 2017 file photo, an iceberg floats past Bylot Island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's annual Arctic Report Card, released on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, shows how warming temperatures in the Arctic are transforming the region's geography and ecosystems.

Vast wildfires in Siberia linked to warming Arctic

FILE - In this July 24, 2017 file photo, an iceberg floats past Bylot Island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's annual Arctic Report Card, released on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, shows how warming temperatures in the Arctic are transforming the region's geography and ecosystems.

December 8, 2020, 10:21am Nation & World

This year’s vast wildfires in far northeastern Russia were linked to broader changes in a warming Arctic, according to a report Tuesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Read story

FILE - In this May 27, 2020, file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, members of a Chinese surveying team head for the summit of Mount Everest, also known locally as Mt. Qomolangma. China and Nepal have jointly announced on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, a new height for Mount Everest, ending a discrepancy between the two nations.

China, Nepal say Everest a bit higher than past measurements

FILE - In this May 27, 2020, file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, members of a Chinese surveying team head for the summit of Mount Everest, also known locally as Mt. Qomolangma. China and Nepal have jointly announced on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, a new height for Mount Everest, ending a discrepancy between the two nations.

December 8, 2020, 10:17am Life

China and Nepal jointly announced a new official height for Mount Everest on Tuesday, ending a discrepancy between the two nations. Read story

In this Aug. 13, 1965, photo technicians work on an Atlas Centaur 7 rocket at Cape Canaveral, Fla.

NASA determines mystery object is 54-year-old rocket, not an asteroid

In this Aug. 13, 1965, photo technicians work on an Atlas Centaur 7 rocket at Cape Canaveral, Fla.

December 8, 2020, 6:05am Life

A mysterious object temporarily orbiting Earth is a 54-year-old rocket, not an asteroid after all, astronomers confirmed Wednesday. Read story

Alligators relax in the Anhinga Trail in Everglades National Park in Homestead, Fla., on Jan. 16, 2019.

Alligators can regrow their tails, study finds

Alligators relax in the Anhinga Trail in Everglades National Park in Homestead, Fla., on Jan. 16, 2019.

December 8, 2020, 6:04am Life

Alligators can regrow their tails, according to a new study. Read story