Man discovers ‘mutant daisies’ growing at Fukushima nuclear plant 24/7/2015

A discovery of ‘mutant daisies’ has been made near the site of the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. ...more

Major breakthrough transforms polluted water into drinking water 24/7/2015

Removing pollutants from water and soil might be easier than we ever imagined thanks to the work performed by researchers from the University of Regensburg in Germany and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the U.S. The scientists have discovered a way to remove pollutants with the help of nanoparticles without leaving behind any byproducts. ...more

World's first malaria vaccine gets go-ahead from EU regulators 24/7/2015

The world's first malaria vaccine got a green light on Friday from European drugs regulators who recommended it should be licensed for use in babies in Africa at risk of the mosquito-borne disease. ...more

Petrol price policy to create ‘a safer and cleaner UAE’, environmentalists say 23/7/2015

Environmentalists have hailed the move to deregulate the price of petrol as a serious step towards a sustainable and eco-conscious future. ...more

China's air less polluted in first half of 2015: Greenpeace 23/7/2015

China saw levels of two common air pollutants improve modestly in the first half of 2015, environmental group Greenpeace East Asia said on Wednesday. ...more

Turtles' future at risk as scientists show rising sea levels affect egg hatchings 23/7/2015

Rising sea levels could decimate sea turtle nesting sites around the world, scientists have warned, with the largest rookery site for green turtles increasingly at risk from being swamped by seawater. ...more

Genetic engineering creates rice strain that makes less methane 23/7/2015

It’s food for climate conscious consumers. A strain of rice has been genetically engineered to produce less methane. ...more

Brigitte Bardot condemns Environment Minister Greg Hunt's plan to cull 2 million feral cats 23/7/2015

French actress Brigitte Bardot has condemned Environment Minister Greg Hunt's plan to cull 2 million feral cats to stop them harming native animals. ...more

Trash piles in Beirut raise fears of an environmental crisis 22/7/2015

Garbage piled up Tuesday on the streets of cosmopolitan Beirut amid a growing dispute over tiny Lebanon's largest trash dump, picketed by residents as it should have closed permanently days earlier. ...more

Pope urges U.N. to take strong action on climate change 22/7/2015

Pope Francis on Tuesday urged the United Nations to take a "very strong stand" on climate change at a landmark summit this year in Paris on global warming. ...more