Rare white giraffe spotted in a national park in Tanzania 27/1/2016

A 15-month-old rare white giraffe named Omo (after a detergent brand) was photographed by researchers in Tanzania. ...more

UAE banks switch to e-statement for environment 26/1/2016

UAE banks are gradually stopping paper statements and switching to online account statements for security and environment reasons. ...more

Lead poisoning strikes another US town 26/1/2016

A lead poisoning scandal has struck a second US town, with schools closed Monday in Sebring, Ohio, and the water treatment plant operator accused of falsifying reports. ...more

Oslo trash incinerator starts experiment to slow climate change 26/1/2016

Oslo's main waste incinerator began the world's first experiment to capture carbon dioxide from the fumes of burning rubbish on Monday, hoping to develop technology to enlist the world's trash in slowing global warming. ...more

Record hot years almost certainly caused by man-made warming 26/1/2016

A record-breaking string of hot years since 2000 is almost certainly a sign of man-made global warming, with vanishingly small chances that it was caused by random, natural swings, a study showed on Monday. ...more

Ocean warming 'underestimated,' study finds 26/1/2016

The amount of sea level rise that comes from the oceans warming and expanding has been underestimated, and is likely about twice as much as previously calculated, German researchers said Monday. ...more

South Africa puts year-long ban on leopard hunting 26/1/2016

South Africa has imposed a year-long ban on leopard hunting in 2016 in a decision hailed Monday by conservation activists. ...more

UAE's Enviromena sees sun shining for solar power in Mena region 25/1/2016

Enviromena Power Systems, builder of solar power plants, sees contracts rising tenfold in 2016 as countries from Oman to Morocco push ahead with renewable energy projects, its chief executive said on Thursday. ...more

A floating forest to be installed in Rotterdam 25/1/2016

On March 16, 2016, a floating forest of 20 trees will be launched in Rotterdam, Holland. ...more

Storks spend winter eating rubbish in landfills not flying to Africa 25/1/2016

Some white storks have taken to spending the winter in rubbish dumps eating garbage rather than making the usual, exhausting journey south across the Sahara, scientists said on Friday. ...more