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Russia's ambassador to Turkey was shot and killed during visit to art exhibit...
A Turkish policeman crying "Aleppo" and "revenge" shot dead Russia's ambassador to Turkey at an art exhibition in Ankara on Monday, in what Moscow said was a "terrorist act".Andrei Karlov died of his...
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Truck plows into busy Christmas market in Berlin, killing 9
A truck plowed into a busy Christmas market in Berlin on Monday, killing at least nine people and wounding 50 more in what police said was a possible terror attack.Ambulances and police rushed to the...
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Indonesia’s forests are key for saving orangutans — and slowing climate change
When Edward Tang was a boy, he used to hunt durian fruit in the jungle near his house in western Borneo.On expeditions into the forest, he’d often see orangutans swinging from branch to branch above...
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Jellyfish are ancient, beautiful and mysterious. But they're becoming a...
Overfishing, plastic pollution, warming temperatures and other impacts of human activities are changing the oceans — resulting in decreasing populations of everything from tuna to whales to dolphins....
View ArticlePlastic trash is a big problem. How much do you throw away? (QUIZ)
In the modern world, plastic products are so common that hardly anyone keeps track of how much they use and discard.But no matter how well a country manages its recycling, a significant amount of...
View ArticleWhy Montreal has a Charlie Brown Christmas tree
It was supposed to be Canada's tallest Christmas tree.In fact, it was supposed to rival the Christmas tree at New York City’s Rockefeller Center.But it fell a bit short and more than a bit skinny.A...
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Protecting Indonesia's forests, one doctor's appointment at a time
In a village on the western edge of Borneo, there's a small hospital where people come from miles around to get treatment for everything from a broken arm to a heart attack.Good health care in a remote...
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How a major American museum gave its exhibits a dye job — for authenticity's...
In 2011, the American Museum of Natural History in New York City changed out the light bulbs illuminating the dioramas in the Hall of North American Mammals in an effort to conserve energy. That’s when...
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Southeast Asia is experiencing a thrilling wave of species discovery
The newt’s toes and tail are creamsicle orange, a striking contrast to its ochre-brown torso. Its head is shaped like a hexagon.But its defining feature is a craggy ridge of bones along its back and...
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How to save forests? Run them like a business, says this former Wall Street man.
The sun is just starting to dip toward the horizon in Indonesian Borneo, and Dharsono Hartono is standing on a fire tower, looking out over a peat forest falling into shadow.Hartono knows that all over...
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Germany finds itself in the center of the cyberstorm
Germany is facing an unprecedented wave of cyberthreats. Early this month, almost 2,500 leaked documents were put online by WikiLeaks. They detailed cooperation between German and US intelligence...
View ArticleIt has nothing to do with holiday spirit. Why your Christmas tree loses its...
With the holidays just around the corner, another tradition is in full swing for many Americans: choosing the perfect Christmas tree.Last year, Americans took home 25.9 million live Christmas trees,...
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Fossil hunters have hit pay dirt in northeastern China
Our picture of bird evolution has changed dramatically over the past three decades, thanks to an avian fossil jackpot in northeastern China. These ancient remains, dating back 120 to 131 million years...
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One man is planting mangroves in Indonesia to stave off tragedy
There’s a spot in the Indonesian seaside village of Tongke-Tongke where people like to hang out at sunset. It’s a boardwalk winding through a dense forest of mangroves along the coast. The tangled...
View ArticleA new book explores how to survive the 'Age of Accelerations'
Thomas Friedman's latest book, "Thank You For Being Late: An Optimist’s Guide to Thriving In the Age Of Accelerations," is a manifesto for how to cope with our changing planet.Right now, three powerful...
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This novelist riffs off the fact that Albert Einstein was a 'true outsider'
The writer John Wray learned a thing or two about Albert Einstein while researching his new novel, "The Lost Time Accidents." For one, he says that despite Einstein’s fame and charming persona, the...
View ArticleA strong earthquake hits Chile on Christmas morning
A powerful Christmas Day earthquake hit southern Chile on Sunday, triggering tsunami warnings and an evacuation order.The quake registered 7.7 on the Moment Magnitude scale according to seismologists...
View ArticleThese early female astronomers shattered the 'glass universe'
Looking up at the night sky, we know that a star’s brightness can tell us something about how far away it is, and even what it’s made of. But how do we know that?As it turns out, our system for...
View ArticleSome advice for starting your own backyard 'carbon farm'
For visitors to Eric Toensmeier’s home in Holyoke, Massachusetts, the lush, 8-foot banana plant in the front yard is the first indication that something is unusual about his landscaping.A walk around...
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Israel advances plans for settlements in the West Bank, despite UN resolution...
Israel could advance plans this week for thousands of more homes in settlements in annexed east Jerusalem in defiance of a landmark UN resolution demanding an end to such activity.It would mark the...
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