More than one trillion dollars worth of food wasted by Middle East each year 11/3/2015

Countries in the Middle East waste 1.3 billion tonnes of food worth more than a trillion dollars every year, consumers are warned. ...more

Disaster damage expected to hit $300 billion yearly as events intensify 11/3/2015

Investing in insurance programs for poor farmers today could save tens of billions of dollars in coming decades as climate change upsets growing patterns and makes harvests fail, U.N. officials said ahead of next week's conference in Japan on disaster preparedness. ...more

Botswana warns over elephant deaths ahead of anti-poaching summit 11/3/2015

Botswana warned Tuesday that elephants were being killed at an "unsustainably high" rate as it prepared to host conferences on poaching of the animals later this month. ...more

Scientists just found out how chameleons change color 11/3/2015

Scientists may have finally unlocked the mystery behind chameleons’ unique ability to change color. ...more

Could David Cameron soon be driving a Nissan Leaf? 11/3/2015

Ministers are set to switch gas guzzlers for electric cars under a £5m cross-departmental initiative to reduce Whitehall's transport emissions. ...more

Sun, sea and…solar power for Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh 10/3/2015

Egypt’s tourist hotspot of Sharm el-Sheikh has plenty of sun, sea and sand. Now the popular resort city is set to get a solar power boost too, with plans for all lighting to come from solar energy. ...more

Global flood toll to triple by 2030 10/3/2015

The number of people affected by river flooding worldwide could nearly triple in the next 15 years, analysis shows. ...more

Great Barrier Reef in dire straits without extra $500m and ban on dumping 10/3/2015

The Great Barrier Reef risks being officially listed as “in danger” unless Australia provides greater funding to reduce pollution and widens a ban on dumping sediment into the reef’s waters, environment groups have told the UN. ...more

Study: Electric cars could save UK $13bn in fuel costs by 2030 10/3/2015

Electric cars could put the brake on UK petrol and diesel spending by up to 40 per cent, according to researchers. ...more

Stranded 500-lb leatherback sea turtle rescued in South Carolina 10/3/2015

An endangered 500-pound (230-kg) leatherback sea turtle was being treated at a South Carolina aquarium on Monday after wildlife officials made a rare rescue of the reptile found alive and stranded on a remote beach. ...more