Using Plankton to Control Malaria 19/12/2013

Improving the biodiversity of ponds and lakes in malaria-endemic regions could offer a powerful and sustainable way to control malaria. ...more

Bee pesticides may 'harm developing brains of unborn babies' 19/12/2013

Controversial pesticides linked to declines in bee populations may harm the developing brains of unborn babies, experts at the European Food Safety Authority ruled on Tuesday. ...more

151 sewage sites to be tackled 18/12/2013

The Saudi Ministry of Water and Electricity has started tackling 151 sewage collection sites across the Kingdom that pose a threat to public health and the environment, a ministry official said recently. ...more

Solar Impulse: 72H TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT SIMULATION 18/12/2013

For 72 hours, non-stop, between 17 and 20 December 2013, Bertrand Piccard will stay at the controls of the flight simulator, a near-exact reconstruction of HB-SIB’s cockpit. ...more

EU needs international climate finance roadmap: auditors 18/12/2013

The European Union needs to establish a road map to outline how it plans to increase climate finance for the world's poorest countries to 22-29 billion Euros by 2020, according to a report on Tuesday by European auditors. ...more

Antarctica may have a new type of ice: diamonds 18/12/2013

A kind of rock that often contains diamonds has been found in Antarctica for the first time, hinting at mineral riches in the vast, icy continent -- where mining is banned. ...more

Mysterious bald eagle deaths under scrutiny in Utah 18/12/2013

A number of unexplained bald eagle deaths in Utah when hundreds of the government-protected birds have migrated to wintering grounds in the central Rocky Mountains has wildlife officials worried. ...more

Drive to keep environment clean 17/12/2013

Two buses carrying high school and primary school students arrived on the Sohar beach armed with 150 garbage bags and a plan. The Al Batinah International School students had a mission to accomplish; the second annual Beach Clean Up was about to begin. ...more

Siemens wins world's biggest onshore wind power order 17/12/2013

Siemens won an order to supply 448 wind turbines with a total capacity of 1,050 megawatts (MW) to U.S.-based MidAmerican Energy, which the German engineering group said was the largest single order for onshore wind power ever awarded. ...more

Can deforestation affect global weather patterns? 17/12/2013

Forests, like other ecosystems, provide ‘ecosystem services’. These are services people need (such as pollination and flood control) and use, but often don’t realize we depend on. ...more