By Kristine Sabillo At least three people were killed in Madagascar over the weekend as Tropical Cyclone Dikeledi brought heavy rainfall and flooding to the island on its way to the African mainland,

The South African Weather Service confirms that Tropical Storm Dikeledi will not affect local weather, while issuing warnings for severe thunderstorms across the country.

Monroe County Executive Adam Bello is proposing that Massachusetts-based architecture firm Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc. oversee the design of a $100 million Seneca Park Zoo expansion. The work encompasses Phase II of the zoo’s master plan: a new Tropics Exhibit and Main Entry Plaza.

Whether it’s building the home around an existing tree, planting one (or more) trees within the interior space, or simply giving the illusion of a woodland indoors, the aesthetic is green and gorgeous.

By now, you may be familiar with biophilic design — it's the idea of integrating nature into design to enhance our connection to the environment. Sustainability, wellness and harmony are usually

From airports and apartment buildings to beautiful private houses, architects and interior designers are using trees to striking effect.

BIOPHILIC design integrates nature into design to enhance our connection to the environment. Some architects are using one of its elements to striking effect: trees.

A $100 million project will include the Borneo Forest, Tropical Islands, Pacific Reef Habitats and a 150,000 gallon Pacific Reef Tank.

By now, you may be familiar with biophilic design — it’s the idea of integrating nature into design to enhance our connection to the environment. Sustainability, wellness and harmony are usually part of the deal.

COLUMN. An international team has just traced the evolution of this iconic, toxic and invasive amphibian, with some surprising discoveries.

More than a hundred baby tortoises, most of them dead, have been returned to Tanzania from Thailand as evidence in a case against a wildlife smuggling network, the international police organization Interpol said Friday.

The Indian Ocean stretches from WA to the east coast of Africa and offers a wealth of islands, many with white-sand beaches ringed by coconut palms and aquamarine water.