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European Commission cuts fish quotas for 10 countries for over-fishing 12/8/2014
European Commission cuts fish quotas for 10 countries for over-fishing The European Commission has cut this year's fishing quotas for 10 member countries, to compensate for overfishing in 2013 as it seeks to regenerate Europe's depleted fish stocks. ...more
Monkey Selfies and copywriter considerations 12/8/2014
Monkey Selfies and copywriter considerations Whilst visiting a national park in North Sulawesi wildlife photographer David Slater had his camera stolen - not by a thief, but by an inquisitive crested black macaque. ...more
Coffee taste like dirt? That’s because it might be 12/8/2014
Coffee taste like dirt? That’s because it might be By 2080, according to some estimates, nearly 70 percent of the world’s coffee supply could run out, thanks in part to record high temperatures, increasing droughts, and the spread of fungal diseases. ...more
GCC youth plan ways to improve lifestyles 11/8/2014
GCC youth plan ways to improve lifestyles More than 200 young GCC nationals gathered to discuss ways to encourage people in the region to be healthier and more active. ...more
Massive red tide bloom washing off Florida's Gulf of Mexico coast 11/8/2014
Massive red tide bloom washing off Florida's Gulf of Mexico coast The largest red tide bloom seen in Florida in nearly a decade has killed thousands of fish in the Gulf of Mexico and may pose a greater health threat if it washes ashore as expected in the next two weeks, researchers said. ...more
Energy harvested from body, environment could power wearables, IOT devices 11/8/2014
Energy harvested from body, environment could power wearables, IOT devices Low-power wearables may soon bid adieu to batteries and start drawing energy generated by body heat and movement, and ambient energy from the environment. ...more
Self-cleaning cashmere saves cash and environment (VIDEO) 11/8/2014
Self-cleaning cashmere saves cash and environment (VIDEO) A team from a Hong Kong university have created a cashmere fiber which can be cleaned using just sunlight, that could drastically reduce the amount of chemicals and water used to clean clothes. ...more
World's largest butterfly survey shows health of environment (PHOTOS) 11/8/2014
 World's largest butterfly survey shows health of environment (PHOTOS) Nature lovers will be helping to count butterflies as part of the world's largest butterfly survey. ...more
Singapore's haze law faces uphill challenge 7/8/2014
 Singapore's haze law faces uphill challenge Indonesia's complex rules on land use and the difficulty in prosecuting foreign businesses mean Singapore has its work cut out bringing companies to book under its new cross-border air pollution law. ...more
African negotiators urge U.S. leadership for U.N. climate deal 7/8/2014
African negotiators urge U.S. leadership for U.N. climate deal African climate negotiators attending the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington this week said leadership from the United States is critical to finalizing a global deal on measures to address climate change in 2015 after years of deadlock. ...more
 
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