Amazing discovery: Nearly extinct bird found breeding in Japan 8/4/2015

Higashijima Island is the only known home to the incredibly rare Bryan’s shearwater (Puffinus bryani), a bird that until recently was feared to be extinct. ...more

The product used to clean up the Deepwater Horizon spill could be choking wildlife out 8/4/2015

An oil dispersant that was supposed to contain the Deepwater Horizon spill is leaving its own trail of environmental tears behind. ...more

Living in the Age of Airplanes: Emirates hosts premiere of National Geographic’s film 8/4/2015

Emirates airline, a global connector of people, places and passions, hosted the in-flight prem-iere of “Living in the Age of Airplanes,” a new film for IMAX ®, giant screen, digital and other specialty theaters, that celebrates how aviation has changed the world, onboard one of the airline’s A380 aircraft. ...more

The Zayed Future Energy Prize calls for clean energy innovators during New York trip 7/4/2015

During the week of April 13, leaders in clean energy from Abu Dhabi will attend and speak at a series of events in New York, to share their commitment to renewables and to highlight the benefits of the Zayed Future Energy Prize. ...more

Radiation from Fukushima disaster newly detected off Canada's coast 7/4/2015

Radiation from Japan's 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster has for the first time been detected along a North American shoreline, though at levels too low to pose a significant threat to human or marine life, scientists said on Monday. ...more

India measures air quality in world's most polluted capital 7/4/2015

India's prime minister suggested Monday the country's "age-old traditions" could be used to ease its choking smog, as he launched a new air quality index for the world's most polluted capital. ...more

'Green' political donor vows climate agenda push in 2016 U.S. race 7/4/2015

Environmental activist and billionaire Tom Steyer served notice on Monday that he will use his wealth to try to bring climate change into the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, vowing to target Republican hopefuls who deny the connection between burning fossil fuels and rising global temperatures. ...more

Corn husks a promising source of renewable fuel 7/4/2015

US scientists said Monday they have found a way to use discarded corn husks and stalks to make cheap hydrogen fuel that doesn't pollute the environment like fossil fuels. ...more

Major sandstorm disrupts air traffic in UAE, Gulf region (PHOTOS) 3/4/2015

A major sandstorm across the United Arab Emirates disrupted flights at Dubai's two international airports on Thursday and caused delays at other air transport centers in the Gulf, according to authorities. ...more

California used 70 million gallons of water in fracking in 2014 3/4/2015

California oil producers used 214 acre-feet of water, equivalent to nearly 70 million gallons, in the process of fracking for oil and gas in the state last year, less than previously projected, state officials told Reuters on Thursday. ...more