Humpback whales could be dropped as an endangered species 23/12/2013

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has launched a review of whether it should take North Pacific humpback whales off the endangered species list. ...more

Climate change and livestock 23/12/2013

Climate change, and man's role in it is being extensively studied by universities and government agencies around the world. The impact of ruminant livestock has been studied, but the effects of livestock emissions may have been underestimated. ...more

Students learn to protect the environment 20/12/2013

The importance of involving people in proper waste management and recycling through awareness for a sustainable and eco-friendly environment in the Kingdom as well as the world was stressed at a seminar in Riyadh. ...more

Candid camera (trap): The world’s rarest big cat 20/12/2013

The Amur or Far Eastern leopard, Panthera pardus orientalis, is the world’s most endangered big cat, and the only one known to be adapted to the cold, snowy environment in which it lives. ...more

Chinese citizen pleads guilty to rhino horn smuggling in New Jersey 20/12/2013

A Chinese citizen, the admitted ringleader of an international smuggling operation that trafficked in $4.5 million worth of rhinoceros horns, ivory cups and trinkets, pleaded guilty on Thursday in federal court in New Jersey, prosecutors said. ...more

World suffers warmest November on record 20/12/2013

Last month was the warmest November on record, according to new analysis from the NOAA. ...more

Can aging be reversed? 20/12/2013

Medical researchers have found a cause of ageing in animals that can be reversed, possibly paving the way for new treatments for age-related diseases including cancer, type 2 diabetes, muscle wasting and inflammatory diseases. ...more

Loggers to be named and shamed 19/12/2013

The Saudi Ministry of Agriculture is studying ways to defame local log merchants who sell wood in violation of the law. ...more

Indian capital blanketed in thick smog, transport disrupted 19/12/2013

Residents of the Indian capital woke on Wednesday to a third day of thick gray smog in one of the worst episodes this year, which disrupted dozens of flights and train services and caused a rash of health complaints. ...more

Draft pollution law seeks to tackle lethal European air 19/12/2013

EU policymakers on Wednesday unveiled a draft law to tackle air pollution, which every year is linked to 400,000 premature deaths in Europe and costs of tens of billions of euros. ...more