30-kilometre ice crack in Antarctica glacier 12/7/2013

A massive crack has split the Pine Island glacier (PIG) in Antarctica, creating an iceberg the size of New York City. ...more

Video: Impala escapes cheetah by jumping into tourists' car 12/7/2013

An impala chased by two hungry cheetahs at the Kruger National Park in South Africa made good his escape by jumping into a car full of tourists through the window. ...more

Former Soviet states face climate crisis 12/7/2013

A report released by the World Bank at the United Nation’s climate negotiations indicates that former Soviet states are suffering from climate change and will potentially worsen. ...more

Japanese nuclear plant may have been leaking for two years 12/7/2013

The stricken Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant has probably been leaking contaminated water into the ocean for two years, ever since an earthquake and tsunami caused core meltdowns at three of the plant’s six reactors. ...more

Mountain monkeys found 12/7/2013

A new monkey species has been established, along with a new description and name. ...more

World’s largest airport greens up its act 11/7/2013

Dubai International, soon to be the world’s largest airport, is focusing on sustainability with its newly proposed concourse D. The wing, which is the future home to 100 additional airlines, is scheduled to open in 2015. ...more

Contraband ivory seized at Mombasa port 11/7/2013

A container full of ivory disguised as groundnuts has been seized on Monday (July 8, 2012) at the Port of Mombasa, thanks to inter-agency collaboration between the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), Kenya Ports Authority, Kenya Police and Kenya Revenue Authority. ...more

Chinese lose 2.5 billion years of life expectancy due to coal burning 11/7/2013

Chinese who live north of the Huai River will lose an aggregate 2.5 billion years of life expectancy due to the extensive use of coal burning in the region, concludes a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. ...more

Video: 50,000-yr-old underwater forest found off Alabama coast 11/7/2013

A team of scuba divers say they have discovered an ancient underwater Bald Cypress forest about 52,000 years old, covering an area of about 0.5 square miles, preserved perfectly for over 50,000 years about 60 feet (18 meters) below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, in an oxygen-free environment, under layers of ocean sediments, several miles off the coast of Mobile, Alabama. ...more

'Human wall' saves loggerhead turtles 11/7/2013

If a light switches on at an airport, will it kill a generation of endangered sea turtles? The answer is sometimes "yes." ...more