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E-Car Club launches first university car-sharing hub 27/1/2014
E-Car Club launches first university car-sharing hub The UK's only electric car club has opened a new operation at the University of Hertfordshire, offering low cost zero-emissions driving to students, staff, and the local community. ...more
12 eyes but can't see color, the eyes of a shrimp revealed 27/1/2014
12 eyes but can't see color, the eyes of a shrimp revealed Whilst the mantis shrimp eyes have 12 different photoreceptors, the crustaceans cannot easily distinguishing colors, according to a new study. ...more
Space dust - was the movie Golden Compass on to something? 27/1/2014
Space dust - was the movie Golden Compass on to something? Researchers have discovered that interplanetary dust particles (IDPs) could deliver water and organics to the Earth and other terrestrial planets. ...more
NASA picture reveals shocking impact of California's drought 27/1/2014
NASA picture reveals shocking impact of California's drought A pair of satellite images released last week by NASA reveal the shocking impact of California's drought, which is now entering its third year. ...more
AFED and Italian Trust Fund to engage business leaders in Green Growth 24/1/2014
AFED and Italian Trust Fund to engage business leaders in Green Growth Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) and the Italian Trust Fund signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop green economic solutions in the Arab region. ...more
Brazil dolphin is first new river species since 1918 24/1/2014
Brazil dolphin is first new river species since 1918 Scientists in Brazil have discovered the first new river dolphin species since the end of World War One. ...more
Hong Kong to burn one of Asia's major stockpiles of ivory 24/1/2014
Hong Kong to burn one of Asia's major stockpiles of ivory Hong Kong plans to destroy 95 percent of one of Asia's major hoards of confiscated ivory, fulfilling a long-standing demand by conservation groups that battle trafficking in the contraband material. ...more
Biofuel crops 'may amplify mosquito-borne disease' 24/1/2014
Biofuel crops 'may amplify mosquito-borne disease' The expansion of some biofuel crops may unwittingly increase the risk of mosquito-borne disease by altering the insects' life cycle, a study suggests. ...more
One quarter of all sharks and rays are threatened with extinction 24/1/2014
One quarter of all sharks and rays are threatened with extinction One quarter of all sharks and rays are threatened with extinction, according to a new study published in the open-access journal eLife. ...more
MBC honors those ‘Doing Good’ for Arab world 23/1/2014
MBC honors those ‘Doing Good’ for Arab world MBC group announced the names of the winners of its first annual “Doing Good” campaign competition during a ceremony held in Dubai. ...more
 
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