Eagle captures incredible aerial shots of Dubai while soaring from the world’s tallest tower with video camera attached (VIDEO) 17/3/2015

This is the incredible moment an eagle soared from the top of the world's tallest tower to its owner on the ground in a record-breaking bird flight. ...more

Study finds some fish can live in low-oxygen dead zones 17/3/2015

Scientists say they have found that some fish can survive in low-oxygen dead zones that are expanding in deep waters off the West Coast as the climate changes. ...more

Baby corals grown in the lab could save threatened ocean reefs 17/3/2015

The pillar coral looks amazing when seen under Caribbean waters. It grows in clusters, forming reefs that resemble groups of smokestacks stretching up from the seafloor. ...more

What diet soda does to belly fat 17/3/2015

A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that people who drank diet soda gained almost triple the abdominal fat over nine years as those who didn’t drink diet soda. ...more

Common weed could tackle water pollution 17/3/2015

A common weed called Typha domingensis may have an application in reducing bacterial contamination of water. This plant could significantly off-set contamination from sewage associated bacteria. ...more

EAD and Jane Goodall Institute partner to bring youth-led community action programme to Abu Dhabi 16/3/2015

The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) in partnership with world-renowned conservationist, anthropologist and UN messenger of peace Dr. Jane Goodall has brought the global environmental and humanitarian initiative, ‘Roots & Shoots’, to Abu Dhabi. ...more

Australia spells out plans to protect Great Barrier Reef 16/3/2015

Australia detailed on Monday how it will ban dumping of all dredge soil in the Great Barrier Reef as it looks to step up protection of the world's largest reef and avoid having it listed by UNESCO as "in danger". ...more

Global dependence on food imports leaves countries vulnerable 16/3/2015

Global grain imports have increased more than fivefold over the past half century, stoking fears that countries have become too dependent on the vagaries of international markets for their food, an environmental researcher said. ...more

Global CO2 emissions 'stalled' in 2014 16/3/2015

The growth in global carbon emissions stalled last year, according to data from the International Energy Agency. ...more

The link between diesel exhaust and lung irritation 16/3/2015

Researchers in the UK have, for the first time, shown how exhaust pollution from diesel engines is able to affect nerves within the lung. ...more