Ford to release electric Focus 14/4/2014

Ford has already confirmed plans for a new 2015 Focus Sedan although the introduction of a Ford Focus Electric car in New York next week did take some experts by surprise. ...more

EDGE List Released: Meet the 100 Strangest and Most Endangered Birds 14/4/2014

The comic dodo, the stately great auk, the passenger pigeon blotting out the skies, the giant moas reigning over New Zealand: human kind has wiped out nearly 200 species of birds in the last five hundred years. ...more

Bamboo WarkaWater tower harvests potable water from air 14/4/2014

On a recent trip to Ethiopia, Italian designer Arturo Vittori discovered how collecting water is both dangerous and time-consuming – especially for women and children. He thinks these water-trapping WarkaWater Towers will help. ...more

Mainstreaming climate policy in the Gulf Cooperation Council states 11/4/2014

A paper by Mari Luomi, published by the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, examines current trends in domestic climate policy in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. ...more

Hollywood heavyweights put climate change manifesto on TV 11/4/2014

As temperatures continue to rise and habitats come under threat, a group of Hollywood heavyweights is seeking to bring the spotlight back on climate change with a new documentary. ...more

Deadly bat disease found in Wisconsin, Michigan: wildlife officials 11/4/2014

Bats in Wisconsin and Michigan have been infected with a disease that has killed millions of the mosquito-eating mammals elsewhere in the U.S. and could have a detrimental impact on farming and forestry, wildlife officials said on Thursday. ...more

Jar of French mountain air sells for £512 in polluted Beijing 11/4/2014

Beijing artist Liang Kegang returned from a business trip in southern France with well-rested lungs and a small item of protest against his home city's choking pollution: a glass jar of clean, Provence air. ...more

US government searching for 'cow of the future' to save the environment 11/4/2014

A US government climate initiative is to address the largest source of methane gas in the country: cows. ...more

Australia’s beaches littered with 150m pieces of rubbish, says CSIRO 11/4/2014

An estimated 150m pieces of rubbish are strewn upon Australia’s beaches, with many remote locations far less tidy than beaches close to cities, a CSIRO study has found. ...more

Saudi records 11 cases of MERS virus in Jeddah 10/4/2014

Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday it had recorded 11 cases infected with the potentially deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus in Jeddah, including hospital staff. ...more