Largest aquarium on Earth! (PHOTOS) 10/4/2014

Boasting a tank which holds 22.7 million liters of water, a new £484.4m ($806.5m) aquatic theme park in China has set five Guinness World Records. ...more

Beijing eyes smog controls ahead of APEC meeting 10/4/2014

China may revive 2008 Beijing Olympics-style air pollution controls when it holds a meeting of Asia-Pacific leaders in the often smog-shrouded capital in November, state media said on Thursday. ...more

LED Bulb Challenge ending soon! 10/4/2014

The most inefficient light bulbs may now be off the market, in response to new federal standards, but nearly 70% of light bulb sockets in the U.S. still contain an inefficient bulb. ...more

Latest species discovery: the littlest crayfish from down under 10/4/2014

Hidden in one of Australia's most developed and fastest growing areas lives one of the world's smallest freshwater crayfish species. ...more

Machnouk sets broad environment plan 9/4/2014

A new plan to recycle waste and close down a controversial landfill site in the Lebanese costal town of Naameh will be presented to the Cabinet this week, Environment Minister Mohammad Machnouk told The Daily Star. ...more

Gulf oil firms should pay more attention to environment - ROPME chief 9/4/2014

Secretary General of the Regional Organization for Protection of Marine Environment (ROPME) Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Awadhi said Tuesday definition of environment was still unclear in the Gulf and Middle East regions. ...more

High tech trees! 9/4/2014

Scientists at Oregon State University have found a way to convert tree cellulose into high-tech energy storage devices. ...more

Endangered butterfly defies climate change with new diet and habitat 9/4/2014

A butterfly species whose population collapsed because of climate change and habitat loss has defied predictions of extinction to rapidly move to cooler climes and change its food plant. ...more

Harvard creates $20 million climate fund 9/4/2014

To catalyze research that could accelerate the transition to renewable sources of energy, Harvard President Drew Faust Monday challenged the university’s alumni and friends to contribute toward a $20 million Climate Change Solutions Fund that will “seed and spur” new approaches to confronting climate change. ...more

Fourteen species surveyed four years after the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico are still suffering the effects of the pollution 9/4/2014

Birds, fish, dolphins and turtles are still struggling in the Gulf of Mexico, four years after the worst oil spill in US history, a leading wildlife group said on Tuesday. ...more