John Kerry launches global effort to save world's oceans 'under siege' 12/6/2014

The US secretary of state, John Kerry, launched a new global effort on Wednesday to save oceans “under siege” from over-fishing, plastic pollution and climate change. ...more

More than 90% of lemurs face extinction, IUCN warns (PHOTOS) 12/6/2014

More than 90% of lemurs are facing extinction, according to the latest global assessment of the world’s most threatened species. ...more

Qatar launches largest solar energy plant in Middle East 11/6/2014

A Qatar-based renewable energy company, Qatar Solar Energy (QSE), has announced the launch of the largest facility for the development and manufacture of solar energy panels in the Middle East and North Africa. ...more

Winning Google Doodle was drawn by a kid 11/6/2014

She's 11, she's from New York, and she wants to make the world better with clean water for everyone. ...more

Cars made of ketchup make us hungry for the future 11/6/2014

If ketchup goes great with your burger and fries, why not your car? ...more

Geothermal heat is causing the West Antarctic glacier to melt faster 11/6/2014

Thwaites Glacier, the large, rapidly changing outlet of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, is not only being eroded by the ocean, it's being melted from below by geothermal heat, researchers at the Institute for Geophysics at The University of Texas at Austin (UTIG) report in the current edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. ...more

Illinois becomes first state to ban lake-fouling microbeads 11/6/2014

The plastic microbeads found in many face wash, toothpaste, and other personal-care products are making a real mess. ...more

GM mosquitoes a ‘quantum leap’ towards tackling malaria 11/6/2014

Scientists have hailed the genetic modification of mosquitoes that could crash the insect’s populations as a “quantum leap” that will make a substantial and important contribution to eradicating malaria. ...more

3D printed Great Barrier Reef to help the environment 10/6/2014

Natural coral reefs are complex ecosystems primarily observed in tropical waters. These structures, made up of calcium carbonate, occupy less than 0.1% of the ocean’s surface, but provide shelter to about 25% of the world’s marine species. ...more

Fish stocks depleted in tropics as poorer nations feed themselves 10/6/2014

Fishing in low-income countries with growing populations has led to severe depletion of fish numbers in the tropics, a new global study has found. ...more