Heat is smothering parts of Europe this week as orangutans, polar bears and lemurs try to cope.
Author: Frank Jordans, Associated Press
Bitcoin may be virtual currency – but it’s harming the planet as much as major cities
The cryptocurrency is responsible for the same amount of carbon dioxide emissions as the city of Las Vegas, research says.
Award-winning journalist Claas Relotius wrote fake news, German magazine Der Spiegel says
Fabrications by Claas Relotius included a phone interview with the parents of Colin Kaepernick and reporting that a sign on the edge of a Minnesota town read “Mexicans Keep Out,” Spiegel said.
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Nations at UN climate talks agree on universal emissions rules
Officials from around the world have agreed upon a set of rules to govern the 2015 Paris climate accord after two weeks of U.N. climate talks.