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Optional LGBTQ suicide prevention lifeline service ends
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline ceased its optional service for LGBTQ callers on Thursday after the Trump administration in June ordered it to end.
Typhoon Wipha batters southern China, cancels hundreds of flights
Typhoon Wipha slammed ashore along the southern Chinese coast Sunday evening, after drenching Hong Kong and Macau with heavy rain and whipping wind, the Guangdong meteorological service said.
Superman' tops North American box office for 2nd weekend
"Superman" has topped the North American box office again, earning $57.3 million in receipts in its second weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.
Three dead after passenger ship catches fire in Indonesian waters
At least three people are dead after a passenger ship carrying nearly 300 people caught fire in Indonesian waters on Sunday, authorities said.
July ranks 2nd for heat globally, hottest recorded on land
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Earth yet again sizzled with unprecedented heat last month....
The clever way Magellanic penguins ride—and adjust to—ocean currents
Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) looking to save some energy on their 1,200-mile-long journeys may have tapped into using one of the ocean’s most dynamic forces for help. The sea birds can sense shifts...
Beavers put to work saving two Utah rivers
National Parks are often referred to as “America’s best idea.” That’s what followers of the National Parks and Forests Supporters believe, anyway (and they’re probably not wrong). Earlier this month, the Facebook page...
'He made Catholicism cool again.' Catholic leaders reflect on Pope Francis ahead of funeral
By prioritizing the environment, championing the poor and striking a more welcoming tone with LGBTQ Catholics, Pope Francis inspired Catholic leaders in Los Angeles and the SoCal area.
This California spa buries you up to your head in compost. Would you try it?
Osmosis Day Spa's enzyme-cedar bath buries guests in a magic mixture of wood chips and rice bran for a relaxing, warming and healing experience.
The Hollywood sign and … Erewhon? How the luxury grocery store became an L.A. tourist destination
When William Rath mapped out his post-law school trip to Los Angeles in May, his itinerary included the city's quintessential landmarks: gazing up at the Hollywood sign from Beachwood Canyon,...
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Solutions to plastic waste from creating cleaner products to cleaning up ocean litter.
Just Stop Oil was policed to extinction - now the movement has gone deeper underground
Climate activists may be going deeper underground.
Ship footage captures sound of Titan sub imploding
Support ship video shows the wife of Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush hearing the sound of the implosion.
$88m pollution-tracking satellite missing in space
MethaneSat was meant to keep track of potent greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas production.
Med Sea heatwave might feel nice for holiday swimming but there's a catch
Sea temperatures around places like Majorca exceeded 30C earlier this month, far above average.
Extreme weather is the UK's new normal, says Met Office
The UK has a notably different climate compared with just a few decades ago, the Met Office says.
Drought declared in Midlands after hot, dry weather takes its toll
The East and West Midlands join the North West and Yorkshire in an official state of drought.
UK's muddy saltmarshes vital to tackle climate change, report finds
The UK's saltmarshes lock away climate-warming greenhouse gases in layers of mud, a new report from WWF says.
William warns ocean life 'diminishing before our eyes'
The Prince of Wales gave a speech in Monaco hoping to drive investments to protect the world's oceans.
UK proposes wider ban on destructive ocean bottom trawling
The government wants to prohibit bottom trawling from more protected areas of UK waters.
Oceans cannot become 'wild west', warns UN chief
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres spoke at the start of the UN Oceans Conference in Nice, France.
Warning over 'dirty secret' of toxic chemicals on farmers' fields
Campaigners say that farmers' fields are being contaminated by chemicals and microplastics in sewage sludge.
England needs more hosepipe bans and smart water meters - watchdog
The Environment Agency warns England needs a 'continued and sustained effort' to cut water demand.
Three years left to limit warming to 1.5C, leading scientists warn
The Earth could be doomed to breach a key climate target in as little as three years, scientists warn.
Plastic bag bans and fees curb US shoreline litter, study suggests
Shoreline litter data research shows policies caused a relative decrease in the percentage of plastic bags.
Recent droughts are 'slow-moving global catastrophe' - UN report
It says drought has compounded poverty, hunger, and energy insecurity worldwide.
Unique 1.5m year-old ice to be melted to unlock mystery
BBC News went inside -23C freezers to see the ice that could "revolutionise" our knowledge of climate change.
Sewage discharges to halve by 2030, minister pledges
Environment Secretary Steve Reed says the government is preparing a "water revolution" and that the water sector is broken.