Light pollution is shrinking the brains of city-dwelling spiders, study says 5/9/2024

Light pollution is shrinking the brains of city-dwelling spiders in ways that could affect their ability to climb and hunt, according to new research. ...more

Concern over major coral bleaching off UAE coast 4/9/2024

Corals across the southern Arabian Gulf have been affected by a major bleaching event, raising concern among environmental experts. ...more

Melting Himalayan ice reveals 1,700 ancient and unknown virus species 4/9/2024

There has been a long speculation about what will happen when the polar ice melts! It is believed by the scientists that there lie thousands of viruses buried in those sheets of ice which may come to life once the ice starts melting, which unfortunately seems imperative due to global warming. ...more

UK’s methane hotspots include landfills and last coalmine 4/9/2024

The UK’s worst methane hotspots include the last coalmine, livestock farm clusters, landfills, power plants and North Sea oil and gas wells, according to an analysis. ...more

Pollution levels highly harmful to wildlife in quarter of England’s neighbourhoods, research finds 4/9/2024

More than a quarter of neighbourhoods in England have pollution levels that are highly harmful to wildlife, new data shows. ...more

Five seabirds added to UK red list of most concern 4/9/2024

Five seabird species have been added to the UK red list of birds at most need of conservation, joining others such as the puffin. ...more

UAE committed to 40% emissions reduction, says climate minister 3/9/2024

Dr. Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak Al Shamsi, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, has said the UAE is committed to a nationwide pledge announced last year to reduce emissions by 40 per cent compared to a "business-as-usual" scenario by 2030. ...more

Environment Agency –Abu Dhabi launches sea cage aquaculture project using Artificial Intelligence tools 3/9/2024

Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD) launched the first sea cages aquaculture project in Abu Dhabi. ...more

Africa faces steep costs as temperatures soar, says WMO 3/9/2024

Africa faces an increasingly heavy toll from climate change with many countries having to spend up to 9% of their budgets battling climate extremes, a World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report said on Monday. ...more

Buying one pair of jeans and a T-shirt second hand saves 20,000 bottles of water 3/9/2024

Buying a pair of second-hand jeans and a T-shirt can save the equivalent of 20,000 bottles of water, according to new analysis by Oxfam. ...more