Second EU radar Sentinel satellite launches 26/4/2016

The European Space Agency has launched a second radar satellite into the EU's new Sentinel constellation. ...more

Huge coral reef discovered at Amazon river mouth 26/4/2016

A huge 3,600 sq mile (9,300 sq km) coral reef system has been found below the muddy waters off the mouth of the river Amazon, astonishing scientists, governments and oil companies who have started to explore on top of it. ...more

Volkswagen has not fixed a single car in Britain, minister says 26/4/2016

Volkswagen has not fixed any of the 1.2 million cars in Britain affected by the diesel emissions scandal, a British transport minister said on Monday, despite the company having said it had begun software modifications to some models. ...more

Phase 1 of breeding centre for wildlife complete 25/4/2016

The first phase of the Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian Wildlife — which extends over 27,000 square meters in Arabia’s Wildlife Centre — has been completed, the Environment and Protected Areas Authority in Sharjah (EPAA) said. ...more

Nations sign historic Paris climate deal 25/4/2016

Amid hope and hype, delegates have finished signing the Paris climate agreement at UN headquarters in New York. ...more

Solar Impulse lands in California after Pacific crossing 25/4/2016

The solar-powered aeroplane Solar Impulse has landed in Silicon Valley, California, after a three-day flight over the Pacific Ocean from Hawaii. ...more

Six African nations could be malaria-free by 2020: WHO 25/4/2016

Six countries in Africa, the continent where malaria is most widespread, could be free of the disease by 2020, according to a WHO report published Monday to mark World Malaria Day. ...more

Cambodian Royal Turtle nearly extinct _ less than 10 in wild 25/4/2016

Cambodia's Royal Turtle is nearly extinct, with fewer than 10 left in the wild, because increased sand dredging and illegal clearance of flooded forest have shrunk its habitat, a conservationist group warned Monday. ...more

AFED Secretary General at UN General Assembly 25/4/2016

In a statement at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Najib Saab, Secretary General of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED), said that after all the wars and conflicts, Arabs will not be able to escape their duty of responsible care for natural resources, in order to ensure the continuation of life. ...more

Record day one signatures expected for Paris climate deal: U.N. 22/4/2016

A Paris deal to slow climate change is set to be signed by more than 165 countries at the United Nations today, the most states to endorse an international agreement on day one, a record backers hope will inspire swift implementation. ...more