The ‘Unseen’ Impact of Palm Oil- Video 23/1/2014

The world is filled with the unseen, from the dangers hidden in everyday foods we eat and the products we use to bathe, to the mysteries of the once lush rainforests, where orangutans and other species are disappearing tree by tree. ...more

Fish oil levels linked with bigger brains 23/1/2014

Fish has long been hailed as "brain food," and now new data suggest fish contains ingredients that may contribute to brain health. ...more

Europe to cut carbon 40% by 2030 23/1/2014

The United Nntions environment chief has hailed Europe's plan to cut greenhouse gases 40 per cent by 2030 as a "positive" step towards a new international pact against global warming, but environment groups are not so sure. ...more

International experts swarm to London for bee health 'summit' 23/1/2014

Leading researchers from around the world are meeting in London this week for a three-day "summit" on the impact of pesticides on bee health. ...more

Abu Dhabi’s water use under the spotlight as new management strategy is launched 22/1/2014

Abu Dhabi’s total consumption of water resources reached up to 3.3 billion cubic metres in 2011 and it is expected that the demand for water will increase for up to about 5 billion cubic metres by 2030, officials said on Tuesday. ...more

China pollution wafting across Pacific to blanket U.S.: Study 22/1/2014

Pollution from China travels in large quantities across the Pacific Ocean to the United States, a new study has found, making environmental and health problems unexpected side effects of U.S. demand for cheap China-manufactured goods. ...more

No relief for Earth's warming trend in 2013, studies find 22/1/2014

The average temperature of Earth maintained its warming trend in 2013, despite seasonal and regional variations that included a shrinking ice cap in the Arctic and a massively growing one in the southern hemisphere, U.S. scientists said on Tuesday. ...more

Handful of species key to ecosystem health, study finds 22/1/2014

While conducting field research in the humid salt marshes of Sapelo Island, scientists Marc Hensel and Brian Silliman made an astonishing discovery: species type, not just quantity, is vital for maintaining healthy ecosystems. ...more

Natural sugar batteries could be running world's gadgets within 3 years 22/1/2014

Scientists have developed a high-energy battery that runs on sugar and could be powering the world's gadgets within just three years. ...more

Bizarre, see-through sea creature baffles angler 22/1/2014

A fisherman in waters north of New Zealand came across an odd-looking, translucent sea creature swimming on the surface. Curious, he caught the creature—presumably scooping it up with a net—to get a closer look. ...more