New species of marine reptile identified from Skye fossils 12/1/2015

A new species of marine reptile that lived about 170 million years ago has been identified from fossils found on the Isle of Skye. ...more

Solar Impulse 2 arrives in Abu Dhabi 9/1/2015

Solar Impulse 2 (Si2), the world’s first solar-powered plane able to fly day and night without a drop of fuel, arrived in Abu Dhabi by cargo plane from Switzerland. ...more

Climate change may halve giant panda's habitat by 2070 9/1/2015

Giant pandas, prepare to move out. Shifting these creatures to distant reserves may be essential if they are to survive the likely impacts of climate change. ...more

Record-breaking cold closes U.S. schools, sends penguins inside 9/1/2015

Record-breaking cold that gripped the U.S. East and Midwest on Thursday snarled travel, shut schools, filled homeless shelters and even led to zoo penguins being ordered inside. ...more

London's 'Walkie-Talkie' tower boasts rooftop Sky Garden solar array 9/1/2015

London's 38-storey 'Walkie-Talkie' tower might be best known for reflecting solar rays to melt paintwork on cars or even fry eggs on the pavement, but now it can claim to be making better use of the sun's power after a solar array was installed on the building's rooftop. ...more

North American sightings of elusive snowy owls take flight 9/1/2015

The elusive snowy owl, rarely seen outside the Arctic, is turning up more frequently in the skies of North America, data from the National Audubon Society suggested on Wednesday. ...more

Prepare for rising migration driven by climate change, governments told 9/1/2015

Governments need to plan better for rising migration driven by climate change, experts said on Thursday, citing evidence that extreme weather and natural disasters force far more people from their homes than wars. ...more

Oman celebrates National Environment Day 2015 8/1/2015

Omani Environment Day which falls on January 8 every year is a national occasion that pays attention to the diverse environment of Oman, including the conducting of several events that aim at raising community awareness of the importance of the environment which is a healthy lung. ...more

White river dolphin declared extinct 8/1/2015

After scouring China’s Yangtze River for six weeks, a team of international experts has declared the baiji, a rare white river dolphin, “functionally extinct.” ...more

Denmark’s world record: 39% of its power from wind turbines in 2014 8/1/2015

Denmark revealed that it set new wind power records last year as wind energy's share of the electricity mix rose to 39 per cent, an improvement on the 33.2 per cent share recorded in 2013. ...more