EU member states oppose to plans to scrap environment law 18/12/2014

European environment ministers opposed plans on Wednesday from the EU executive to scrap draft laws on waste and air quality, saying they sent a "negative signal" about Europe's ambition to curb climate change and were at odds with a push for growth. ...more

Scientists create ‘virtual Arctic’ to monitor impact of humans on frozen environment 18/12/2014

A hi-tech virtual Arctic is being created by Siberian scientists to predict climate change and monitor the impact of mining and oil production on the roof of the world. ...more

China's largest coal power plant violating air pollution levels every week 18/12/2014

China’s largest coal-fired power plant has been violating national emission standards for chemicals that cause dangerous fine particulate matter pollution, official figures show. ...more

Project Pressure captures Iran’s melting glaciers (PHOTOS) 18/12/2014

Project Pressure has created the first open source glacier archive, recording the environmental impact of climate change by documenting the world’s changing glaciers. ...more

Arabs can survive only if they stop wars on heaven and manage their resources on earth 18/12/2014

"Arabs can survive only if they stop wars on heaven and manage their resources on earth," according to AFED Secretary General Najib Saab. In an interview with the Danish newspaper Politiken, published in the joint economy pages with Financial Times ...more

Jordan regal residence fully powered by sun! 17/12/2014

The most powerful family in Jordan is tapping into the most powerful energy source in the universe to electrify their private residence. ...more

Weather.com’s top 50 science and environment photos of 2014 17/12/2014

Check out 50 of the most captivating science and environment photos from 2014: ...more

Fishing quotas defy scientists’ advice 17/12/2014

Britain’s fishermen will be allowed to increase their catch of cod and other key fish species next year after late-night wrangling between EU ministers in Brussels resulted in a new set of fishing quotas that flout scientific advice. ...more

Full scale of plastic in the world's oceans revealed for first time 17/12/2014

More than five trillion pieces of plastic, collectively weighing nearly 269,000 tonnes, are floating in the world’s oceans, causing damage throughout the food chain, new research has found. ...more

Fish discovered camouflaging itself with smell 17/12/2014

Blending into the background by way of visual camouflage is pretty old hat by this stage with animals rendered more or less invisible to predators by a vast array of fur coats, feathers, shells and skins. ...more