First Galapagos webcams feature giant tortoises 9/12/2013

Galapagos Giant Tortoises are now giving pandas some competition in the online world of animal webcams! Galapagos Conservancy offers the first "window" into the daily lives of giant tortoises at the Fausto Llerena Tortoise Center at the Galapagos National Park. ...more

Short-cut to produce hydrogen seen as step to cleaner fuel 9/12/2013

Scientists have produced hydrogen by accelerating a natural process found in rocks deep below the Earth's surface, a short-cut that may herald the wider use of what is a clean fuel, a study showed on Sunday. ...more

U.S. extends permits to 30 yrs for wind farms that accidentally kill eagles 9/12/2013

The Obama administration on Friday extended the length of permits that allow wind farms and other operations to accidentally kill protected eagles to 30 years, drawing fire from wildlife conservationists. ...more

Seals found in Norfolk which were feared lost after storm 9/12/2013

Hundreds of seal pups which had been feared dead after a tidal surge hit the east coast of Britain have been found alive and well. ...more

KISR holds workshop on impacts of landmines on environment in Arab world 6/12/2013

The Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) is poised to organize a workshop on the effects of landmines and explosives on environment in the Arab world on December 10-12. ...more

Documenting the loss of the Sahara's 'mega-fauna' 6/12/2013

Covering most of North Africa, the Sahara Desert is the world's largest tropical desert. Largely undeveloped, the Sahara has one of the harshest ecosystems to survive in, for humans and wildlife. ...more

Mexico finds stolen radioactive material amid dirty bomb fear 6/12/2013

Mexican police have found dangerous radioactive medical material stolen by thieves that the United Nations said could provide an ingredient for a "dirty bomb," the country's national nuclear safety commission CNSNS said on Wednesday. ...more

Copenhagen Wheel Hits the Streets 6/12/2013

A few years back, the 'Copenhagen Wheel' was one of a few innovations in cycling that were being proposed to try to make bicycle commuting easier. While it was just a concept in 2010, it is now a real product, with pre-orders being offered by manufacturer Superpedestrian. ...more

Greenland Inuit village fights for survival 6/12/2013

Located on a small island off the Greenland coast, 600 km (372 miles) north of the Arctic Circle, Uummannaq is one of many Inuit communities in the North that are already experiencing the impacts of climate change. ...more

U.N. launches Green Climate Fund with little in its coffers 5/12/2013

The Green Climate Fund, designed as the United Nations' most important funding body in the battle on climate change in developing nations, launched its headquarters on Wednesday in South Korea, but uncertainty over finances clouded the event. ...more