Aerodynamic ARPT headquarters diverts Algiers’ hot desert winds naturally 8/7/2013

The same Italian design firm that designed a fleet of eco-schools for Gaza has won an international competition to design the headquarters of Algeria’s telecommunications firm ARPT (Autorité de Régulation de la Poste et des Télécommunications). ...more

Solar Impulse successfully lands in New York City and sets historic first 8/7/2013

Solar Impulse – the solar-powered airplane of Swiss pioneers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg – has successfully landed at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport setting a new milestone in the history of aviation: for the first time a plane capable of flying day and night powered exclusively by solar energy has crossed the USA from the West to the East Coasts without using a single drop of fuel. ...more

US initiative to combat elephant and rhino poaching in Africa 8/7/2013

Estimates by conservation groups suggest the illegal trade in wildlife is worth up to $10bn a year. ...more

The connection of air pollution to lung cancer 8/7/2013

It is widely known that smoking increases your risk of lung cancer. That is not the only risk factor, however. Air pollution plays a role as well. ...more

Ocean bacteria found greatly impacted by CO2 in the atmosphere 8/7/2013

In climate change, as in everything, there are winners and losers. As atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and temperature rise globally, scientists increasingly want to know which organisms will thrive and which will perish in the environment of tomorrow. ...more

Qatari delegation makes ‘eco’ visit to Germany 5/7/2013

A delegation of senior officials from Qatar University (QU), Qatar Foundation (QF), Shell-Qatar, Qatar Energy and Environment Research Institute, QF Quranic Botanic Garden Project, Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP) and other institutions recently visited Germany. ...more

Using seaweed to protect a city in Texas from future hurricanes 5/7/2013

Galveston, Texas is one of the top five cities in the United States that is most vulnerable to hurricanes. City officials are looking into harvesting seaweed to defend the city from future hurricanes. ...more

For G.M. and Honda, a fuel-cell partnership 5/7/2013

General Motors and Honda will develop and share a hydrogen fuel cell for vehicles they would produce around the end of the decade. ...more

Electronic ‘nose’ invented to scan for pesticides in food 5/7/2013

An electronic sensor has been developed to identify pesticides in food. The device uses a nano-sensor array that can detect small quantities of harmful airborne substances that can emanate from food. ...more

Pepsi outside California still has chemical linked to cancer 5/7/2013

Pepsi-Cola is still using caramel coloring containing a chemical linked to cancer in rodents more than a year after the beverage maker promised to phase it out. ...more