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Galapagos tension

Mar 10th, 2010 Posted in Americas | No comments

Can all species live side by side in unique ecosystem?

Final flight

Feb 23rd, 2010 Posted in Americas | No comments

Close-up picture of world’s biggest plane ‘graveyard’

Fur seal colony leaves Galapagos

Feb 8th, 2010 Posted in Americas | No comments

A group of fur seals have moved from the Galapagos Islands to the warming waters of northern Peru, experts say.

US-born pandas relocate to China

Feb 4th, 2010 Posted in Americas | No comments

Two US pandas head for China, and a new diet and language.

Brazil dam moves step closer

Feb 2nd, 2010 Posted in Americas | No comments

Brazil grants an environmental licence for a controversial hydro-electric dam – the world’s third largest – in the Amazon.

‘Doomsday Clock’ moves back

Jan 14th, 2010 Posted in Americas | No comments

The Doomsday Clock, a barometer of nuclear danger for 55 years, moves one minute further away from midnight.

Help from on high

Jan 14th, 2010 Posted in Americas | No comments

How satellites are used to help after disasters

Haiti quake

Jan 13th, 2010 Posted in Americas | No comments

Why this was the worst of places for a big tremor

US city’s lost sea lions ‘found’

Jan 3rd, 2010 Posted in Americas | No comments

Scientists in the US believe they may have solved the riddle of San Francisco’s vanishing sea lions.

Obama says climate dismay valid

Dec 23rd, 2009 Posted in Americas | No comments

US President Barack Obama says disappointment at the outcome of the climate summit is justified.