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MEXICO CITY IS A PARCHED AND SINKING CAPITAL
Overseeing the city's water supply is Ramon Aguirre Diaz, director of the Water System of Mexico City, who is frank about the perils ahead... READ MORE›
'TINDER FOR ORANGUTANS': DUTCH ZOO TO LET FEMALE CHOOSE MATE ON A TABLET
The scientists' main problem has been building a touchscreen tough enough to withstand Samboja's attentions, Van Berlo said... READ MORE›
THE DARK, VIOLENT UNDERWORLD OF THE BABY CHIMP MARKET
'In 10 years, in 20 years, we won't have any more chimpanzees.'... READ MORE›
HUMAN ANCESTOR 'LUCY' SPENT MUCH OF HER TIME IN TREES, STUDY SAYS
Lucy, the ancient ancestor of modern humans, probably spent at least a third of her day nesting in trees, according to new research unveiled Wednesday. Our... READ MORE›
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FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY MUST 'IMPLODE' TO AVOID CLIMATE DISASTER, SAYS TOP SCIENTIST
Fossil fuel industry must 'implode' to avoid climate disaster, says top scientist... READ MORE›
SYRIAN ASYLUM SEEKER KILLED BY OWN BOMB
Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said the suspected attacker had entered Germany two years ago and had his asylum claim rejected a year ago... READ MORE›
ARGENTINE COURT GRANTS RIGHTS TO APE
Lawyers had appealed to free Sandra from the Buenos Aires zoo by arguing that although not human, she should be given legal rights... READ MORE›
SUICIDE BOMB ROCKS ANSBACH, GERMANY
The music festival and surrounding area were evacuated... READ MORE›
GERMAN AX ATTACK INJURES SEVERAL ON TRAIN
The teen came to Germany without his parents, according to Alexander Gross, a police officer in Bavaria... READ MORE›
MEET THE ORANGUTAN WHO NOW HAS THE SAME RIGHTS TO FREEDOM AS A HUMAN
Please read our Orangutans have been granted the status of non-human persons with legal rights in a landmark court ruling in Argentina... READ MORE›
AFRICAN CONSERVATION GROUP WITH UNUSUAL MISSION ENFORCEMENT
It is headed by a French conservationist, Charlotte Houpline, and together they pursued Mr. Doumbouya, with Mr. Drori posing as a buyer... READ MORE›
A SUSPECTED ISLAMIST HAS LAUNCHED A STABBING ATTACK IN GERMANY
The suspect, a 27-year-old German man, has been named locally as Paul H, from Giessen in the state of Hesse... READ MORE›
AFGHAN REFUGEE 'HAD IS FLAG IN ROOM'
The 17-year-old injured four people from Hong Kong, two critically, in the attack in Wuerzburg on Monday evening... READ MORE›
SANDRA THE ORANGUTAN GRANTED LIMITED HUMAN RIGHTS
09 Nov 2013 If there is no appeal, she will be transferred to a sanctuary in Brazil where she can enjoy greater space freedom... READ MORE›
HUMANS DAMAGING THE ENVIRONMENT FASTER THAN IT CAN RECOVER, UN FINDS
Despite the recent global agreement on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, signed in Paris last December, global carbon output continues to rise... READ MORE›
Hailed as a 'miracle' given the animal's famously low reproductive rate, the adorable cubs are thriving following their births at the end of July 2014... READ MORE›
VIDEO EMERGES OF GERMAN TRAIN ATTACKER PLEDGING ALLEGIANCE TO ISILA
A purported video of the teenage Afghan refugee who attacked passengers on a German train with an axe has emerged... READ MORE›
#BEINGFEMALEINNIGERIA: BOOK CLUB IGNITES EVERYDAY SEXISM DEBATE
Inspired by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's feminist pamphlet a small Abuja-based book club has ignited a conversation across Nigeria about everday sexism... READ MORE›
ZOOS KILLING OF GORILLA HOLDING A BOY PROMPTS OUTRAGE
But soon supporters of animal rights were organizing a vigil outside the zoo in remembrance of the gorilla, named Harambe, a male weighing more than 420 pounds... READ MORE›
CHIMPANZEES HOLD SECRET TO ULTIMATE COMFY BED, SAYS EXPERT
Primatologist creates 'humankind evolution bed', which apes key features of a treetop lair to provide a good night's sleep... READ MORE›
ANGELA MERKEL BOOED AT REFUGEE CENTRE IN GERMANY FOLLOWING FAR-RIGHT ATTACKS
Two men were arrested overnight after they broke into a migrant shelter in northern Germany armed with an eight-inch knife... READ MORE›
GERMAN LEADERS SEEK TO EASE TENSIONS OVER MIGRANTS
Yet many countries, including Germany, are struggling to process the number of asylum seekers, leading to unrest and difficult conditions at overcrowded reception centers... READ MORE›
CHIMPANZEES TO GET LEGAL RIGHTS: COURT TO DECIDE
Person is not a synonym for human being, the brief explains, but designates an entity with the capacity for legal rights... READ MORE›
CELEBRITY APE SELFIES HARMING EFFORTS TO CURB WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING, UN BODY WARNS
Instagram snaps of celebs such as Paris Hilton and James Rodriguez posing with orangutans and chimpanzees is endangering the survival of the great apes... READ MORE›
ORANGUTAN TAKES HIS FIRST STEPS AFTER BEING TRAPPED IN A CHICKEN CAGE
An orangutan who was trapped inside a chicken cage takes its first steps in this heart-warming video... READ MORE›
BLAST IN GERMANY KILLS SUSPECTED CULPRIT OFFICIALS SAY
A Syrian refugee blew himself up and wounded 12 people near a music festival in Ansbach, Germany, on Sunday night... READ MORE›
SYRIAN ASYLUM SEEKER BLOWS HIMSELF UP, INJURES 12 IN GERMANY
Islamic State claimed responsibility for the July 18 axe attack in Wuerzbuerg... READ MORE›
WORLD'S ONLY PANDA TRIPLETS FIGHT OVER BEING THEIR MOTHER'S FAVOURITE
22PM GMT 20 Mar 2015 The playful panda triplets at China's Chimelong Safari Park are the only surviving panda triplets on Earth right now... READ MORE›
AFGHAN REFUGEE WITH AX ATTACKS PASSENGERS ON GERMAN TRAIN
Germany welcomed roughly 1 million migrants in 2015, including thousands of unaccompanied minors... READ MORE›
SCI-FI, CREATIVE WRITING AND WIZARDS A?? AFRICA'S BEST AUTHORS DISCUSS MODERN LITERATURE
Masande Ntshanga, South Africa, for Space Masande Ntshanga is the winner of the 2013 Pen International new voices award... READ MORE›
NIGERIAN EROTICA: HOW THE CHURCH LEADER BECAME A SEX SYMBOL
The author, Obinna Udenwe, is the first to eroticise the Nigerian church in fiction, according to Edoro... READ MORE›
FROM SWIMMING WITH WHALES TO A PANDA PARTY
Since he was a boy, New England-based naturalist and photographer Samuel Jaffe has been fascinated by caterpillars... READ MORE›
JURASSIC WORLD AND TED 2: AN EVOLUTIONARY LEAP FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS?
Like the smartest monster movies, Jurassic World turns the equation on its head the real monsters are the owners of the island dino-resort... READ MORE›
CHINA'S BOOMING OCEAN PARKS MEAN MISERY FOR BEARS, BELUGAS AND MORE
Polar bears pace in enclosures at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai on Feb. 2, 2016... READ MORE›