2014 Officially hottest year on record 6/1/2015

It’s official: 2014 has taken the title of hottest year on record. That ranking comes courtesy of data released Monday by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the first of four major global temperature record keepers to release their data for last year. ...more

Solar plane to leave Switzerland ahead of round-the world trip 6/1/2015

A sun-powered plane was loaded onto a cargo carrier in Switzerland late Monday heading for the Middle East from where it will attempt a revolutionary round-the-world trip. ...more

Dubai urges private firms to join Car-Free Day 5/1/2015

Dubai Municipality has invited businesses and individuals to take part in its annual Car-Free Day on February 4 to lower city-wide vehicle emissions while commemorating the United Arab Emirates’s (UAE) National Environment Day. ...more

Reducing aircraft emissions globally will require effective regulations 5/1/2015

Aviation emissions are a major clause of climate change, yet they remain unregulated. ...more

The good role fat cells play in protecting us from disease 5/1/2015

When it comes to skin infections, a healthy and robust immune response may depend greatly upon what lies beneath. ...more

Beijing pollution levels fall slightly in 2014 5/1/2015

Beijing recorded a slight drop in smog levels in 2014, the municipal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Sunday, though some pollutants remained at 150 percent above national minimum levels. ...more

Wind supplied 98% of Scotland’s household Power in 2014 and other Amazing Green Energy Stories 5/1/2015

Some 41% of the electricity consumed in Scotland annually is for households, while industrial and other facilities use the other 59%. ...more

Pacific Coast sea bird die-off puzzles scientists 5/1/2015

Scientists are trying to figure out what's behind the deaths of seabirds that have been found by the hundreds along the Pacific Coast since October. ...more

First Ebola victim may have been infected by bats 31/12/2014

A team of researchers think they may have pinpointed how the Ebola epidemic in West Africa started — with a small boy playing in a hollowed-out tree where infected bats lived. ...more

Tropical forests may reduce global warming rate 31/12/2014

A new study led by NASA and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) shows that tropical forests may be absorbing far more human-emitted carbon dioxide than many scientists thought. ...more