According to a new study published in the journal Biological Conservation this month, severe drought conditions and heat, combined with habitat loss and other impacts of human activities, are pushing one of Australia's most enigmatic and iconic endemic species, the duck-billed platypus, toward extinction.
Peruvian women unite against toxic metals pollution
In Peru, communities in the Andes and the Amazon have come together to defend the health of people and families affected by pollution from toxic metals.