Global temperature hits record for 13th straight month

WASHINGTON (AP) - Global temperature hits record for 13th straight month in ‘stark warning’ of dangerous warming, European agency says.

Oldest inhabited termite mounds active for 34,000 years

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Scientists in South Africa have been stunned to discover that termite mounds that are still inhabited in an arid region of the country are more than 30,000 years old, meaning they are the oldest known active termite hills.

Yes, some animals can have babies without a mate

A boa constrictor in the U.K. gave birth to 14 babies - without a mate. Is it a miracle? The result of a secret rendezvous? Probably not. Females of species have the ability to reproduce asexually, without sperm from a male.

Melting of Alaska's Juneau icefield accelerates

The melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield, home to more than 1,000 glaciers, is accelerating. The snow covered area is now shrinking 4.6 times faster than it was in the 1980s, according to a new study.

Sea turtle eggs evacuated as Hurricane Beryl heads to Mexico

CANCUN, Mexico (AP) - Stung by past failures to prepare for hurricanes, the Mexican government on Wednesday began evacuating even sea turtle eggs from beaches ahead of incoming Hurricane Beryl.

Freya the rescued lion cub is safe in South Africa

PAARL, South Africa (AP) - Freya, a 6-month-old lion cub rescued from the wildlife trade in Lebanon, poked a curious nose out of her transport crate and sniffed the air. Satisfied, she took her first cautious steps in her new forever home in a sanctuary in South Africa.

Baby white rhino in Chilean zoo boosts near-endangered species

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Hannah, a 13-year-old white rhinoceros, has delivered a newborn calf in a rare zoo birth for the almost endangered species.