Apollo plan on cheaper green energy seeks global backing 2/6/2015

A plan for a new global research program aimed at driving down the costs of renewable energy more quickly has drawn serious interest from the world's leading economies, its proponents say. ...more

Seals help scientists probe remote seas 2/6/2015

Seals equipped with sensors on their foreheads are helping scientists collect data from some of the most remote corners of the world, advancing research on global warming, ice cover and weather forecasting. ...more

French minister: 2015 climate deal must avoid US Congress 2/6/2015

The global climate agreement being negotiated this year must be worded in such a way that it doesn't require approval by the U.S. Congress, the French foreign minister said Monday. ...more

The countries where protecting the environment is a democratic right 2/6/2015

To protect the environment, activists need the protection of the law. Some countries provide legal rights to transparency, accountability, and citizen engagement in environmental decision-making. Others do not. ...more

IS seizes Syria's rarest animals: Arabian oryx and sand gazelle in 'Palmyra Zoo' 1/6/2015

Islamic State (IS) released yesterday on social media four photos of what it described as Palmyra Zoo. The footage was accompanied by a caption which read "animals of the Palmyra Zoo under IS custody," with no further details. ...more

Oil leak discovered at Kuwait's Mina Abdullah refinery: state news agency 31/5/2015

Kuwaiti National Petroleum Company (KNPC) announced on Saturday that a leak had been discovered in a water treatment unit tank at its Mina Abdullah refinery, the state news agency reported. ...more

Bad weather casts doubt on Solar Impulse 2 Pacific flight 31/5/2015

Solar Impulse 2 was in a holding pattern over the Sea of Japan on Monday as organizers warned that bad weather in the days ahead could block the aircraft's ambitious bid to cross the Pacific Ocean. ...more

In country of smokers, Beijing bans lighting up indoors 31/5/2015

China's capital Monday began imposing the country's toughest ban on indoor smoking in hopes of stemming a looming health crisis. ...more

In a remote corner of Madagascar, a new hope for saving endangered Lemurs 31/5/2015

The world became a little better for lemurs in May, thanks to a new conservation move by the island nation of Madagascar—the native home of the small primates. ...more

Bonn U.N. talks seek to trim unwieldy climate change plan 31/5/2015

Governments will try today to streamline an 89-page draft text of a U.N. deal to fight climate change due to be agreed in Paris in December, hoping to avoid the acrimony of the last failed attempt. ...more