Environment
UN environment talks open under shadow of Ethiopian plane crash
March 11, 2019
UN environment talks open under shadow of Ethiopian plane crash
A world forum on addressing the planet’s environmental crisis opened in Nairobi on Monday, the mood darkened by the Ethiopian…
Climate change forces Arctic animals to shift feeding habits: study
March 6, 2019
Climate change forces Arctic animals to shift feeding habits: study
Seals and whales in the Arctic are shifting their feeding patterns as climate change alters their habitats, and the way…
Unusual alliance in Sri Lanka forged to save blue whales
March 5, 2019
Unusual alliance in Sri Lanka forged to save blue whales
When the feeding grounds of blue whales overlap with busy shipping lanes, business interests often supersede those of the endangered…
Russia’s Arctic plans add to polar bears’ climate woes
March 5, 2019
Russia’s Arctic plans add to polar bears’ climate woes
Last month’s visit by roaming polar bears that put a Russian village on lockdown may be just the beginning. For…
Plastic found in deepest ocean animals
February 27, 2019
Plastic found in deepest ocean animals
Animals living in the deepest ocean trenches have been found with plastic fragments in their gut, according to new research…
Egypt’s Electricity Ministry to announce tariff of electricity generated from waste
February 26, 2019
Egypt’s Electricity Ministry to announce tariff of electricity generated from waste
Egypt’s Electricity Ministry is about to finish setting a tariff for electric power generation – the purchase price of energy…
Blue whales ‘hedge their bets’ in search for food: study
February 26, 2019
Blue whales ‘hedge their bets’ in search for food: study
Every spring, the largest animals in the world, blue whales, migrate from their winter breeding grounds off of Costa Rica…
Robinson Crusoe island sets example for the world in conservation
February 26, 2019
Robinson Crusoe island sets example for the world in conservation
For almost a century, the inhabitants of Robinson Crusoe — named for literature’s most famous castaway — have known that…
Giant tortoise thought extinct is found on Galapagos
February 22, 2019
Giant tortoise thought extinct is found on Galapagos
Conservationists in the Galapagos Islands have found a giant tortoise from a species thought to have become extinct more than…
Northern Red Sea coral reefs may survive a hot, grim future
February 20, 2019
Northern Red Sea coral reefs may survive a hot, grim future
EILAT, Israel (AP) — As the outlook for coral reefs across a warming planet grows grimmer, scientists in Israel have…