The World We Share

Researchers have established that an isolated population of orangutans found in Batang Toru, North Sumatra, is actually a distinct third species. Orangutan from Batang Toru, which scientists now say belongs to a new species. Credit: Tim Laman. One big family Biologists had known about the unique orangutan population, which is nestled within the Tapanuli district […]

Mathías Espinoza has a deeply crinkled brow as he squints at the vast ocean around the Galápagos Islands on a July morning. “Bien brava,” he murmurs softly, meaning, “rough.” He has looked out on the ocean many times over his years in the Galápagos Islands, but it never ceases to intrigue him. Espinoza is inhaling

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkul Karman proposed in Honduras on Tuesday the creation of a global tribunal to prosecute executives of multinational firms who damage the earth. Karman, of Yemen, made the suggestion in the Central American country that Amnesty International last year described — along with its neighbor Guatemala — as the most dangerous

The Sept. 19 earthquake in central Mexico killed more than 300 people and destroyed many buildings in the nation’s capital, Mexico City. In the days that followed, rescue crews went out to search for survivors trapped under collapsed buildings. And one rescuer, in particular, got a lot of attention. Her name is Frida. She’s 8

Sydney and Melbourne could regularly face 50 degree Celsius (122F) days within 25 years even if Australia meets its Paris global warming targets, a new study warned Wednesday. Other areas across the country should also prepare for extreme heat, said the research led by the Australian National University (ANU) and supported by the Centre of