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Thousands of dead fish have appeared along the coast of Qatif in Saudi Arabia amid high tides, prompting authorities to launch an investigation into the bizarre incident. ...more |
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Global food and beverage companies from Anheuser-Busch InBev to Coca-Cola to Molson Coors have all created tools to measure and slake their thirst for water. ...more |
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The University of Iowa is hoping it will be able to use grass as a biofuel to help power the campus. ...more |
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Instead of preserving the body of the deceased with embalming fluid, and then burying it in a casket designed to last for years and years underground, this project aims to turn them into compost. ...more |
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NASA will soon be taking some unique 3D snapshots of the Earth's forests from the International Space Station (ISS) in the hopes of learning more about our planet's important carbon cycle. ...more |
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Sea plankton are taking over waters in the Arabian Sea, creating a "dead zone" that is threatening the region's fisheries, according to new research. ...more |
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The ozone layer that shields life from cancer-causing solar rays is showing its first sign of recovery after years of dangerous depletion, a U.N. study said on Wednesday, in a rare piece of good news on the environment. ...more |
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Satellite data for the 12 months through the end of July 2013 showed that 5,891 square km (3,360 square miles) of forest were cleared in the Brazilian Amazon, an area half the size of Puerto Rico. ...more |
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Although bacteria with waste-eating properties have been discovered in relatively pristine soils before, this is the first time that microbes that can survive in the very harsh conditions expected in radioactive waste disposal sites have been found. ...more |
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The Dutch denim company Mud Jeans has created a leasing system, called “Lease A Jeans.” ...more |
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