Winners of Emirates Appreciation Environment Award announced 20/5/2015

Winners of the Emirates Appreciation for the Environment Award, which recognizes the efforts of individuals and entities in environment conservation and sustainability, were announced on Monday. ...more

Do more, more urgently on global warming, say Merkel, Hollande 20/5/2015

More urgent and ambitious action is needed if the world wants to meet its commitment of limiting the rise in average global temperatures to two degrees Celsius, the leaders of Germany and France said on Tuesday. ...more

Organic farming 'benefits biodiversity' 20/5/2015

Organic farms act as a refuge for wild plants, offsetting the loss of biodiversity on conventional farms, a study suggests. ...more

Wales launches £25m underwater kite-turbine scheme 20/5/2015

A unique renewable energy scheme involving underwater “kite-turbines” is being launched off the coast of north Wales. ...more

California, international leaders sign climate change agreement 20/5/2015

California and leaders of 11 states and provinces signed an agreement on Tuesday to limit their output of heat-trapping greenhouse gases 80 to 95 percent by 2050, a goal they hope will help prevent runaway climate change. ...more

AUS wins award for providing green campus environment 19/5/2015

American University of Sharjah (AUS) won the “Green School” category at the Emirates Green Building Council (EGBC) 2015 Awards. ...more

New Japan volcano island natural lab for life 19/5/2015

A brand new island emerging off the coast of Japan offers scientists a rare opportunity to study how life begins to colonize barren land -- helped by rotting bird poo and hatchling vomit. ...more

Massive 7-foot-long eel caught in UK almost breaks record 19/5/2015

A silvery-gray conger eel had already gone limp by the time fishermen found it on their trawler, but its shocking length of 7 feet (2.1 meters) still caught them off guard, according to the British company that found the huge eel. ...more

The ozone hole is shrinking 19/5/2015

New NASA satellite data confirms what other research has shown, namely that the hole in the ozone layer appears to be getting smaller. ...more

Americans likely to have six times more very hot days by 2100: study 19/5/2015

Americans are likely to have six times more days above 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) by 2100, partly because of climate change, scientists said on Monday, with heat already linked to hundreds of deaths a year in the United States. ...more