UN climate conference: Silence over emissions targets 11/6/2015

Politicians at a UN climate conference in Bonn, Germany are refusing to discuss whether their policies will actually protect the climate. ...more

Worldwide study finds high concern about fixing climate change 11/6/2015

Almost 80 percent of people worldwide are perturbed about global warming and most want tough action to fix the problem, according to a new study that the United Nations touted as a spur to an international climate deal later this year. ...more

Inle Lake named Myanmar's 1st biosphere reserve 11/6/2015

The U.N.'s cultural agency has named Inle Lake, with its diverse plants and animals and floating gardens, as Myanmar's first biosphere reserve to help safeguard natural ecosystems while promoting sustainable economic development. ...more

Baby bird hatches from egg in man's hand (VIDEO) 11/6/2015

Scientists have caught the moment a blue tit chick hatches while being held in the palm of a man's hand. ...more

Region’s largest solar project launched 10/6/2015

The Shams Maan Solar Photovoltaic Project “is the largest solar energy project not only in Jordan but in the Middle East”, Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour said Monday. ...more

First wave energy device in US powers Hawaii military base 10/6/2015

The first grid-connected wave energy device in North American waters started feeding renewable electricity to a Marine Corps base in Hawaii last week. ...more

Indian city to pay residents to use public toilets 10/6/2015

A city council in western India is planning to pay residents to use public toilets in a desperate attempt to stop legions of people urinating and defecating in public. ...more

Environmentalists campaign for ocean protection 10/6/2015

This year’s World Ocean Day 2015 saw the launch of a wide international mobilization effort to promote the importance of safeguarding the world’s oceans. ...more

Groundbreaking solar sail launched into space 10/6/2015

A 'solar sail' which could be the first step to fossil-fuel free space exploration, has been successfully launched into space. ...more

G7 leaders bid “goodbye” to carbon fuels 9/6/2015

Leaders of the world's major industrial democracies resolved on Monday to wean their energy-hungry economies off carbon fuels, marking a major step in the battle against global warming that raises the chances of a U.N. climate deal later this year. ...more