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India mulls sending chemical waste to Germany

Indian government ministers are considering a plan to have a German company dispose of toxic waste dumped from a pesticide plant in Bhopal, where a chemical

Global warming winner: Once rare butterfly thrives

Global warming is rescuing the once-rare brown Argus butterfly, scientists say.

NASA shows off enhanced video of the sun

Check out these incredible images of the sun's surface. NASA released this enhanced video to show the sun's intense activity a different light.

5,000 elephants killed in Republic of Congo

A wildlife official says that about 5,000 elephants have been killed by poachers over the past five years around the Nouabale Ndoki National Park in the

Electric car network gets first test in Israel

Israeli entrepreneur Shai Agassi has begun rolling out the world's first nationwide electric car network. Now, will the drivers come?

Chinese solar makers reject US dumping ruling

Leaders of China's solar power industry have rejected a U.S. antidumping ruling and say proposed punitive tariffs might disrupt efforts to promote clean

Zimbabwe poachers target rare anteaters

An animal welfare group in Zimbabwe says poachers are now targeting rare anteaters because of a growing demand for exotic animal parts for Asian traditional

2nd Sumatran elephant found poisoned in Indonesia

An official says a second endangered Sumatran elephant has been poisoned in western Indonesia, apparently by villagers trying to protect their crops.

UN: African growth depends on food security

Sub-Saharan African nations will not be able to sustain their accelerated economic growth unless they eliminate hunger, the U.N. said in a report Tuesday.

Total says gas leak stopped at Nigeria field

French oil company Total SA said Sunday it stopped a natural gas leak at one of its plants in Nigeria's crude-rich southern delta after 54 days, an emergency

First test for UN climate talks after Durban deal

Long-running arguments over who needs to do what to stop the planet from overheating are back in focus this week as rich and poor countries meet in Bonn,

Photos: Adorable animals

Cuteness abounds in these photos from around the world.

Peru dolphin, pelican die-offs appear unrelated

The carcasses of dead pelicans still litter the beaches of northern Peru, even as the last of nearly 900 dolphins are slowly being cleared away.

Biodiversity could be casualty of Myanmar openness

As many as 40,000 gorgeously plumed birds known as the Gurney's pitta thrive in the lowland rainforests of economically backward Myanmar. Across the border,

It's raining, again: Britain endures damp drought

Sodden fields. Deep puddles. Flash floods. This is what drought looks like in Britain.

Video: Toads invade county in China

The sight of thousands of toads has frightened many of the townspeople, who say there are so many on the roads, it turns them black.

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