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,

Dikeledi formed in the Southern Indian Ocean, between Indonesia and Australia, earlier this month, then intensified as it made landfall in northern Madagascar on Jan. 11. More than 15,000 people ...

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

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.

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.

Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than 270,000 Broncos and Mavericks due to a power problem that can cause vehicles to stop unexpectedly or fail to start.

There are plenty of examples these days of public buildings where architects have incorporated living trees into the plan

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.

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

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

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 organisation Interpol said.

The smuggler fled Thailand but was eventually tracked down and arrested in Bulgaria, Interpol said. Her arrest helped police map a larger wildlife trafficking network, resulting in the arrests of 14 additional suspects in an operation involving Thai and Tanzanian police and officers from Interpol.