The impact of increasing snowfall in Antarctica on sea level rise 18/3/2015

A new study confirms that snowfall in Antarctica will increase significantly as the planet warms, offsetting future sea level rise from other sources – but the effect will not be nearly as strong as many scientists previously anticipated because of other, physical processes. ...more

Nearly 150 trafficked animals flown to Amazon freedom 18/3/2015

A Colombian Air Force plane whose cargo hold looked more like the hull of Noah's Ark delivered nearly 150 trafficked animals back to the Amazon on Tuesday following months of rehabilitation. ...more

This waste to energy project is electrifying rural Vietnam 18/3/2015

While families in the developing world live quite differently from one another based on culture, religion, and available resources, most keep domesticated animals. ...more

Eagle captures incredible aerial shots of Dubai while soaring from the world’s tallest tower with video camera attached (VIDEO) 17/3/2015

This is the incredible moment an eagle soared from the top of the world's tallest tower to its owner on the ground in a record-breaking bird flight. ...more

Study finds some fish can live in low-oxygen dead zones 17/3/2015

Scientists say they have found that some fish can survive in low-oxygen dead zones that are expanding in deep waters off the West Coast as the climate changes. ...more

Baby corals grown in the lab could save threatened ocean reefs 17/3/2015

The pillar coral looks amazing when seen under Caribbean waters. It grows in clusters, forming reefs that resemble groups of smokestacks stretching up from the seafloor. ...more

What diet soda does to belly fat 17/3/2015

A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that people who drank diet soda gained almost triple the abdominal fat over nine years as those who didn’t drink diet soda. ...more

Common weed could tackle water pollution 17/3/2015

A common weed called Typha domingensis may have an application in reducing bacterial contamination of water. This plant could significantly off-set contamination from sewage associated bacteria. ...more

EAD and Jane Goodall Institute partner to bring youth-led community action programme to Abu Dhabi 16/3/2015

The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) in partnership with world-renowned conservationist, anthropologist and UN messenger of peace Dr. Jane Goodall has brought the global environmental and humanitarian initiative, ‘Roots & Shoots’, to Abu Dhabi. ...more

Australia spells out plans to protect Great Barrier Reef 16/3/2015

Australia detailed on Monday how it will ban dumping of all dredge soil in the Great Barrier Reef as it looks to step up protection of the world's largest reef and avoid having it listed by UNESCO as "in danger". ...more