Middle East’s first rainforest coming to Dubai 4/3/2015

Dubai developers reach a new zenith in outrageous investment with just-announced plans to build a tropical rainforest on the desert outskirts of the city. The forest will exist within a climate-controlled dome as a key feature of a new luxury housing development. ...more

Watch this Japanese island has grown 11 times bigger in just 15 months thanks to volcanic eruptions (Video) 4/3/2015

A small volcanic island off the coast of Japan is having a major growth spurt. ...more

Kenya destroys 15 tons of ivory taken from poachers 4/3/2015

Kenya's president set fire to 15 tons of elephant tusks during World Wildlife Day Tuesday to discourage poaching and trade in ivory. ...more

Air pollution linked to slower cognitive development in children 4/3/2015

Attendance at schools exposed to high levels of traffic-related air pollution is linked to slower cognitive development among 7-10-year-old children in Barcelona, according to a study published by Jordi Sunyer and colleagues from the Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Spain, published in this week's PLOS Medicine. ...more

This incredibly futuristic plane could be the future of airliners 4/3/2015

Designer Oscar Viñals has envisioned the future. And the future is the Progress Eagle rendering. ...more

Huge eco-friendly luxury living project coming to Cairo 3/3/2015

Luxury usually comes at a high price, not only financially but environmentally too. But plans for a new building in the heart of Cairo hope to change this high cost to the environment, combining luxury living with eco-friendly technology. ...more

New film on China's pollution sparks debate, seen as milestone 3/3/2015

Could "Under the Dome", Chinese journalist Chai Jing's new documentary about pollution, become China's "Silent Spring", the 1962 book that spurred the development of the U.S. environmental movement? ...more

EU's 2050 green goals will need radical policy shifts: report 3/3/2015

The European Union will need radical new policies to reach goals for safeguarding the environment by 2050 after limited progress in curbing pollution and climate change, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said on Tuesday. ...more

Meet 2 New Spider Species: 'Skeletorus' and 'Sparklemuffin' 3/3/2015

Two gorgeous new species of peacock spiders nicknamed "Skeletorus" and"Sparklemuffin" have been discovered in Australia, according to a new report. ...more

Myanmar 'finds rare white elephant' 3/3/2015

A rare white elephant has been captured in Myanmar, state media said Monday, a creature traditionally seen as a sign of political good fortune in a country edging towards breakthrough national elections. ...more