China's carbon count could be overstated by 14 percent: Nature 20/8/2015

International organizations could be overestimating emissions from China, the world's biggest producer of greenhouse gas because of problems in the way they calculate their data, said a study published by Nature on Wednesday. ...more

Invasive plants spread fast in billion-dollar threat: study 20/8/2015

Many of the world's plants are turning "alien", spread by people into new areas where they choke out native vegetation in a worsening trend that causes billions of dollars in damage, scientists said on Wednesday. ...more

Carbon nanofibres made from CO2 in the air 20/8/2015

Scientists in the US have found a way to take carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air and make carbon nanofibres, a valuable manufacturing material. ...more

'Corpse Flower' blooms in Denver: Watch Live 20/8/2015

The first-ever bloom of a stinky "corpse flower" in the Rocky Mountain region happened yesterday (August 19). ...more

Islamic experts urge more Muslim action on climate change 19/8/2015

A group of Islamic experts urged the world's 1.6 billion Muslims on Tuesday to do more to fight global warming, in a new example of religious efforts to galvanize action before a U.N. climate summit in Paris in December. ...more

Ongoing drought to cost California $2.74 billion: researchers 19/8/2015

California's ongoing drought will cost the economy in the most populous U.S. state an estimated $2.74 billion in 2015 and lead to the loss of 10,000 seasonal farm jobs, despite overall health in the state's agricultural sector, researchers said. ...more

France to return 150 endangered tortoises to Madagascar 19/8/2015

Some 150 endangered baby tortoises will return to Madagascar eight months after they were found wrapped in sticky tape and hidden in a crate at a Paris airport, the center that cared for them said Tuesday. ...more

'Half a million ants march in Germany' for protection of Amazon rainforest 19/8/2015

Half a million ants were enlisted at a German zoo Tuesday by ecologists from the conservation group WWF to call for the protection of the Amazon rainforest, ahead of a trip by Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel to Brazil. ...more

DEWA launches Every Drop Matters campaign 18/8/2015

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has launched a new awareness campaign under the theme, ‘Every Drop Matters’, to raise awareness among Dubai residents on the need to rationalize water use by adopting environmentally friendly practices to reduce water wastage and ensure its sustainability for generations to come. ...more

Cuba on edge as drought worsens 18/8/2015

Cuba put its civil defense system on alert on Monday due to a year-long drought that is forecast to worsen in the coming months and has already damaged agriculture and left more than a million people relying on trucked-in water. ...more