This is what one week of your trash might look like 14/7/2014

Garbage stinks for the planet. Food waste is a prime carbon emitter. Plastic junk ends up in our oceans. Still, even well-intentioned greenies probably drop their trash in the dumpster (after sorting the compost and recyclables, of course) and don’t think much about their rubbish again. ...more

Solar-powered 3D printer turns desert sand into glass bowls and sculptures (PHOTOS & VIDEO) 11/7/2014

The sun’s rays can be harnessed to power everything from homes to gadgets, but one graduate student is using the sun to create a super-printer capable of printing elaborate glassware. ...more

Global warming requires more frequent rethink of 'normal' weather: U.N. 11/7/2014

The baseline for "normal" weather used by everyone from farmers to governments to plan ahead needs to be updated more frequently to account for the big shifts caused by global warming, the U.N.'s World Meteorological Organization said on Wednesday. ...more

Natural disaster costs down so far in 2014: Munich Re 11/7/2014

Floods, storms and other natural disasters claimed more than 2,700 lives and caused around $42 billion in damage worldwide in the first half of 2014, but this was well below the first half of last year and a 10-year average, reinsurer Munich Re said on Wednesday. ...more

New study quantifies causes of the "Urban Heat Island" effect 11/7/2014

A new Yale-led study quantifies for the first time the primary causes of the "urban heat island" (UHI) effect, a common phenomenon that makes the world's urban areas significantly warmer than surrounding countryside and may increase health risks for city residents. ...more

Brazil’s Mineirão is the first world cup stadium completely powered by the sun 11/7/2014

While the world watches the nerve-racking matches being played inside, our eyes are completely dazed by what's going on outside the Mineirão stadium. ...more

Saving 3,000 year-old dates from Siwa Oasis in Egypt 10/7/2014

The people of Siwa Oasis have been growing dates for 3,000 years. And while they cultivate many varieties, three that are native to the desert community are close to extinction. ...more

Apple targets rising water use, production partners' emissions 10/7/2014

Apple Inc acknowledged on Wednesday it needs to address manufacturing partners' carbon emissions and its own rising water consumption, though the iPhone maker said it had cut back sharply on greenhouse gas output. ...more

Amazon rainforest grew after climate change 2,000 years ago: study 10/7/2014

Swathes of the Amazon may have been grassland until a natural shift to a wetter climate about 2,000 years ago let the rainforests form, according to a study that challenges common belief that the world's biggest tropical forest is far older. ...more

Cell Phone Conservation 10/7/2014

Some of the world's most endangered forests may soon benefit from better protection, thanks to discarded treasures from the consumer society - mobile phones. ...more