Good news for European wildlife 9/10/2013

From Eastern Europe, Luke Dale-Harris argues that the extent to which the findings of a recently published report can be considered positive depend on one's perspective of rewilding. ...more

High-school students make environment-friendly soap 9/10/2013

The initiative of making soap is not a new idea one. However, the success of the students in making soap with used cooking oil, which can help protect the environment, persuaded the jury board to give the third prize to the innovative work. ...more

Exotic migrant moths invade Britain under cover of darkness 9/10/2013

An army of exotic migrant moths has invaded Britain under the cover of darkness, encouraged north by the gentle southerly breezes and balmy evenings of an Indian summer. ...more

Lebanon’s toxic sea-side Sidon dump gets eco makeover 8/10/2013

Not that long ago, the city of Sidon moved its trash to the local Sidon dump, where the toxic landfill and trash site washed into the sea every winter. ...more

New fish trap reduces bycatch and increases profits 8/10/2013

Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Kenyan Marine and Fisheries Research Institute have achieved a milestone in Africa: they've helped build a better fish trap, one that keeps valuable fish in while letting undersized juvenile fish and non-target species out. ...more

Even low levels of pesticides affect bees' behavior 8/10/2013

Bees that are exposed to even minute levels of pesticides experience changes in behavior that affects their work, a new study reported. ...more

Vancouver Aquarium 'alarmed' at mass die-off of starfish on ocean floor 8/10/2013

Last month, a diver alerted Vancouver Aquarium staff that he had found a number of dead and decaying sunflower sea stars in the cold Pacific waters of a popular dive spot just off the shore of West Vancouver. ...more

London air pollution dangerously high, campaigners warn 8/10/2013

Air pollution from traffic and industry is dangerously high in east London, according to tests by local "citizen scientists". ...more

Owl recorded in Oman could be a new species 7/10/2013

Ornithologists working in Oman say an owl discovered in a remote, mountainous region could be a new species. ...more

Abandoned Russian farmland soaks up 50 million tons of carbon every year 7/10/2013

When the USSR collapsed, the communal farming systems that helped feed the union’s citizens collapsed with it. Farmers abandoned 1 million acres of farmland and headed into the cities in search of work. ...more