Public urged to join fight for Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

sydney — Analysis of more than 25,000 images from divers, tourism operators and recreational boats on Australia’s annual Great Reef Census is getting under way

Georgia to host development summit; climate change, aging on agenda

SYDNEY — The Asian Development Bank holds its annual meeting in Tbilisi, Georgia, next week, with discussions on climate change and the world’s aging population high on the agenda

Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone launch malaria vaccination programs

COTONOU, Benin — Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone launched large-scale malaria vaccine programs on Thursday under an Africa-focused initiative that hopes to save tens of thousands of children's lives per year across Africa

Methane-measuring satellite could help slow global warming

Methane leaking from fossil fuel production is among the top contributors to climate change

Russia blocks UN resolution on peaceful use of outer space

new york — Russia blocked a U

‘Extreme' climate blamed for world's worst wine harvest in 62 years

Paris, France — World wine production dropped 10 percent last year, the biggest fall in more than six decades, because of extreme climate changes, the body that monitors the trade said Thursday

US charity trains medics to improve health care in rural Kenya

Experts say one of the health care challenges in Africa is a shortage of training and education for workers

‘Green’ Energy Observer vessel docked in NYC for Earth Day

Before the creation of engines, the ocean was full of low-emission vessels — they were called sailboats

Ancient snake might have been 15 meters long, weighed 1,000 kilos

WASHINGTON — A ancient giant snake in India might have been longer than a school bus and weighed a ton, researchers reported Thursday

US emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women

WASHINGTON — One woman miscarried in the lobby restroom of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to check her in

Reproductive rights elusive 1 year after Japan’s approval of abortion pill

Osaka, Japan — Wider access to abortion in Japan has largely remained elusive a year after the historic approval of medical abortion pills

4/20 grew from humble roots to marijuana's high holiday

SEATTLE — Saturday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather — at 4:20 p

WHO urges heightened vigilance on potential spread of bird flu in cows

Geneva — In the wake of a recent outbreak of avian influenza detected in dairy cows and goats in the United States, the World Health Organization is calling on governments to increase their surveillance and to “remain vigilant” regarding the possible[..]

UK, EU face significant medicine shortages, study says

LONDON — Patients in the U

Zimbabwe mine turns dumpsite into solar station

A gold mine in Zimbabwe has turned its former dumpsite into a solar station, generating all the energy it needs for operations at the mine and releasing excess energy into the national grid