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

Artificial coral reefs to boost fish production in Oman 8/4/2014

Oman is gearing up to extensively use artificial coral reefs in its sea to increase the productivity of fish stock. ...more

EU study finds honey bees death rates are lower than feared 8/4/2014

A pioneering European Union survey into the impact of pests and diseases on honey bees found death rates were lower than feared, in part countering concerns about the collapse of colonies of the crop-pollinating insects. ...more

Activist petition seeks end of SeaWorld California orca shows 8/4/2014

The battle over a proposed ban in California on using killer whales in entertainment shows at amusement parks like SeaWorld stepped up on Monday, as animal rights activists converged on Sacramento to present petitions they said were signed by 1.2 million people worldwide. ...more

Why are scientists genetically modifying trees? 8/4/2014

The Lorax may speak for the trees, but even he might want to stop to listen to researchers' new plans to genetically alter trees. What may outwardly seem like disconcerting news just might change how paper is made for the better. ...more

Could a solar-powered plane soon circumnavigate the globe? 8/4/2014

A pioneering team of Swiss engineers will tomorrow unveil a new solar-powered plane that they hope to fly around the world non-stop for the first time ever. ...more