Global wildlife populations down by half since 1970: WWF 30/9/2014

The world populations of fish, birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles fell overall by 52 percent between 1970 and 2010, far faster than previously thought, the World Wildlife Fund said today. ...more

Solar energy could dominate electricity by 2050: IEA 30/9/2014

Solar energy could be the top source of electricity by 2050, aided by plummeting costs of the equipment to generate it, a report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), the West's energy watchdog, said on Monday. ...more

Futuristic suit cleans the air around you 30/9/2014

That’s the concept explored by the BB.Suit 0.2, a garment presented at Beijing Design Week. Designboom reports that this concept model is the result of a collaboration between Dutch designers: Studio Eva de Laat, byBorre, Martijn ten Bhömer, StudioFriso and Want. ...more

Too good! NYC homes heated by biogas 30/9/2014

New York City is embarking on an innovative project that we want to see a lot more of - supplying customers with renewable natural gas, not the fracked kind. ...more

Only 15% of private firms adopt green technology 29/9/2014

Only 15 percent of private companies in Saudi Arabia use renewable energy and green technology in their business, according to statistics of environment agency. ...more

A concrete idea: MIT develops better, greener, concrete 29/9/2014

Concrete is the world's most-used construction material, and a leading contributor to global warming, producing as much as one-tenth of industry-generated greenhouse-gas emissions. ...more

Scientists find tiny, poisonous new mystery frog 29/9/2014

Scientists have discovered a new species of poison dart frog, small enough to fit on a fingernail but still bearing the toxic poison that gives the frogs their name. ...more

Bees used in disease control 29/9/2014

A novel method to use bees to deliver disease control to cherry blossom, preventing brown rot in cherries, has been developed by scientists. Brown rot is caused by a fungus that leads to yield loss and fruit spoilage. ...more

120 countries pledge to fight mercury pollution around the world 29/9/2014

On Wednesday, at the UN General Assembly, 22 countries took pledges to take major steps to fight one of the world's most dangerous pollutant emissions. ...more

Abu Dhabi named host city of Solar Impulse for the first round-the-world solar flight; Masdar host partner in this pioneering venture 26/9/2014

Abu Dhabi, capital city of the United Arab Emirates, will be the start and finish of the first solar-powered flight around the world, which Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg are planning to undertake in March 2015 with Solar Impulse 2 (Si2). ...more