Unique cooperation between Qatar and Sweden provides Gulf States new Swedish environmental technology 29/5/2015

Heliospectra AB, a world leader in intelligent lighting technology for plant research and greenhouse cultivation, is part of a unique agreement between Midroc New Technology and GORD - the Gulf Organization for Research and Development. ...more

This self-powered, eco-friendly tiny house lets you dwell anywhere on earth 29/5/2015

If you've ever wished you could post up on a mountaintop forever, then meet your new home. ...more

Mystery Saiga antelope die-off stumps scientists 29/5/2015

Endangered, adorable Saiga antelope are dying off at a terrifying rate in Kazakhstan -- and nobody knows why. ...more

Australia confident Great Barrier Reef not 'in danger' 29/5/2015

Australia said Friday it was confident it had done enough to prevent the United Nations from listing the Great Barrier Reef, the world's biggest coral reef ecosystem, as being 'in danger'. ...more

Climate change compounding natural disasters - Obama 29/5/2015

US President Barack Obama warned Thursday that climate change was making natural disasters worse, as he toured the National Hurricane Center ahead of the annual storm season. ...more

Glow-in-the-dark animals will prevent road accidents in Umm Al Quwain 28/5/2015

Stray animals are to be fitted with glow-in-the-dark vests to reduce accidents on the emirate’s roads, under a plan being drawn up by Umm Al Quwain police. ...more

Leave cancelled for India's doctors as heat wave kills 1,300 28/5/2015

A heat wave in India has killed at least 1,371 people this week as temperatures soar above 47 Celsius (116.6 Fahrenheit), and doctors' leave has been cancelled to help cope with the sick. ...more

Exxon, Chevron holders say 'no' to adding climate experts to boards 28/5/2015

Shareholders of the top two U.S. oil companies on Wednesday rejected proposals to add directors with climate change expertise to their boards, but a measure passed at one, Chevron Corp, could give new power to minority investors with environmental concerns. ...more

Study: Ethiopian fossils indicate new forerunner of humans 28/5/2015

A fossil find adds another twig to the human evolutionary tree, giving further evidence that the well-known "Lucy" species had company in what is now Ethiopia, a new study says. ...more

Japan nuclear plant obtains final permit needed to restart 28/5/2015

A nuclear plant in southern Japan on Wednesday obtained the final permit needed to restart its reactors, paving the way for it to become the first to go back online under new safety standards introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. ...more