Celebrity chef highlights climate change in Morocco (VIDEO) 19/3/2015

Global climate change threatens many of the world's foods. It's a concern for Italy's celebrity chef, Carlo Cracco, who recently took a break from TV sets and high end kitchens to travel to east Morocco this month to highlight the issue. ...more

Amazon rainforest soaking up less carbon as trees die young: study 19/3/2015

The Amazon rainforest's ability to soak up greenhouse gases from the air has fallen sharply, possibly because climate change and droughts mean more trees are dying, an international team of scientists said on Wednesday. ...more

Global population growth threatens to outstrip fresh water supply: study 19/3/2015

Global demand for fresh water is set to outstrip supply as a result of population growth by the middle of this century if current levels of consumption continue, a study said. ...more

Pollution cloud over UK triggers health warnings 19/3/2015

Britain has been placed on a health alert because of a potentially dangerous cloud of air pollution blowing over the country. ...more

Drought-stricken California ramps up water restrictions 19/3/2015

California water regulators have approved more restrictions on lawn watering and are adding new limits on water use by businesses as the drought persists. ...more

Dubai sets pace on rooftop solar power 18/3/2015

The door has opened to cash-saving and environmentally friendly solar panels on the roofs of residential buildings in Dubai. ...more

First electric car race in U.S. (VIDEO) 18/3/2015

Downtown Miami has been converted into a race track. Cement blocks, fencing and grandstands are all in place for the first electric car race ever held on U.S. soil. ...more

The impact of increasing snowfall in Antarctica on sea level rise 18/3/2015

A new study confirms that snowfall in Antarctica will increase significantly as the planet warms, offsetting future sea level rise from other sources – but the effect will not be nearly as strong as many scientists previously anticipated because of other, physical processes. ...more

Nearly 150 trafficked animals flown to Amazon freedom 18/3/2015

A Colombian Air Force plane whose cargo hold looked more like the hull of Noah's Ark delivered nearly 150 trafficked animals back to the Amazon on Tuesday following months of rehabilitation. ...more

This waste to energy project is electrifying rural Vietnam 18/3/2015

While families in the developing world live quite differently from one another based on culture, religion, and available resources, most keep domesticated animals. ...more