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Russia has opened a criminal case against Greenpeace activists who boarded an Arctic oil rig belonging to energy giant Gazprom, and says it plans to charge them all with piracy, regardless of their nationality. If convicted, they could face up to 15 years in a Russian prison. ...more |
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As desertification creeps into parts of the world, a rare stretch of sand in Canada’s vast western plains is oddly doing the reverse — slowly sprouting with vegetation. ...more |
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The muddy deep-sea ecosystem around the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill could take decades to recover from the effects of the disaster, researchers reported on Tuesday. ...more |
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Sixteen scientists from Yemen, Sudan, Libya, Palestine and Morocco participated in a month-long desert control training program, which concluded on Monday in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. ...more |
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It's a wonder gadget. It safeguards eyes and lungs.It protects glaciers from melting. It saves forests. This miracle device is...a cooker. ...more |
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In order to move up the world's financial rankings, emerging economies need to prioritise green growth, a US expert on the topic says. ...more |
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More than 20 tonnes of fishing nets have been collected from the bottom of the North Sea to be turned into clothes and carpets, paving the way for NGO Healthy Seas to extend its work to the Adriatic and Mediterranean seas. ...more |
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Nearly 700 rhinos have been killed in South Africa in 2013, making it the bloodiest year yet for rhino poaching. ...more |
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The outgoing government in Norway has buried much-vaunted plans to capture carbon dioxide and store it underground amid mounting costs and delays. ...more |
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"A study published in 2010 by 18 leading Arctic experts examined Arctic records throughout geologic history and concluded, ...more |
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