Conjoined grey whale calves found in Mexico- Video 10/1/2014

Fishermen in Mexico have found rare conjoined grey whale calves that died shortly after being born. ...more

Over 300 take part in Yanbu cleaning drive 9/1/2014

More than 300 volunteers took part in a cleaning campaign in the Aqeefa district of Yanbu, in Saudi Arabia. Garbage weighing more than seven tons was removed from the district during the campaign organized by the social service department at the Royal Commission for Yanbu. ...more

Environmental degradation leads to public health crisis 9/1/2014

A "systematic and comprehensive" approach is needed to understand the impact of human behavior on the world's public health, according to a new report. ...more

Renewables now cheaper than fossil fuels in Australia 9/1/2014

A study by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) in Australia has discovered that renewable energy is cheaper to produce than the old conventional fossil fuel sources, and that is without the subsidies. ...more

Suburbs stomp on city's eco-savings with their own carbon footprint 9/1/2014

According to a new study by UC Berkeley researchers, population-dense cities contribute less greenhouse-gas emissions per person than other areas of the country. ...more

Geoengineering could bring severe drought to the tropics, research shows 9/1/2014

Reversing climate change via huge artificial volcanic eruptions could bring severe droughts to large regions of the tropics, according to new scientific research. ...more

First dinosaurs in Arabian Peninsula identified 8/1/2014

An international team of paleontologists has for the first time identified dinosaur species that lived in the Arabian Peninsula, Swedish scientists said Tuesday. ...more

Wild deep-freeze warming techniques 8/1/2014

With much of the northern hemisphere embedded in a deep freeze, one wonders how cold weather animals remain alive through frigid temperatures. ...more

Newlight Makes Plastic Out of Thin Air Instead of Oil 8/1/2014

Imagine if you were given one wish to do anything you could about climate change, what would you do? Resetting the atmospheric carbon concentration back to pre-industrial levels would certainly be a big help. ...more

New compounds raise concern about health impacts of urban air and dietary exposure 8/1/2014

The combustion and exhaust in cars and trucks along with the reactions that occur while cooking on grills both can contribute to air pollution and can produce carcinogens. ...more