Snake eats crocodile after battle (Photos) 4/3/2014

A snake has won a lengthy battle with a crocodile in northern Queensland, wrestling it, constricting it and then finally eating it. ...more

Jubail opens air monitoring stations 3/3/2014

The Royal Commission of Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY) in Saudi Arabia has established nine stations to monitor air quality in Jubail's Industrial City. The stations will also be used for meteorological purposes. ...more

The dangers of chemicals used in food packaging 3/3/2014

The long-term effects of synthetic chemicals used in packaging, food storage and processing food could be damaging our health, scientists have warned. ...more

Illegal logging threatens sustainability in Mozambique 3/3/2014

Illegal logging has spiked over the past five years in Mozambique, finds a new report by researchers at the University of Eduardo Mondlane. ...more

Scientists advocate protective deep-sea treaty 3/3/2014

A new international agreement is needed to police the exploitation of the deep ocean because of the rising threats of deep-sea mining and bottom trawling for fish, say scientists ...more

GE earmarks additional $10 billion for ‘Ecoimagination’ energy research 3/3/2014

General Electric Co. has set aside an additional $10 billion through 2020 for the development of clean energy technologies, which will generate revenues and create a positive environmental impact. ...more

King Abdullah gardens project starts in Riyadh 28/2/2014

Work on phase two of the massive King Abdullah International Gardens project has started in Riyadh, which includes plant and animal sections, and a water park. ...more

Wettest winter in England, Wales, for almost 250 yrs 28/2/2014

This winter has already been the wettest for almost 250 years in England and Wales, Britain's national weather service the Met Office said on Thursday. ...more

Rampant food waste a barrier to cutting poverty: World Bank 28/2/2014

The world loses or wastes a staggering 25 percent to 33 percent of the food it produces for consumption, losses that can mean the difference between an adequate diet and malnutrition in many countries, the World Bank said in a report released on Thursday. ...more

Potential new source of renewable energy found in humidity 28/2/2014

A new type of electrical generator uses bacterial spores to harness the untapped power of evaporating water, according to research conducted at the Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University. Its developers foresee electrical generators driven by changes in humidity from sun-warmed ponds and harbors. ...more