environment
Video: Five false killer whales make rare appearance at Hurghada
Environment
June 20, 2020
Video: Five false killer whales make rare appearance at Hurghada
Experts from the National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries in Egypt have spotted a group of five false killer whales…
Divers cut, plant coral off UAE coast to build reef
Middle East
June 20, 2020
Divers cut, plant coral off UAE coast to build reef
FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) – Off the east coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) coral freshly removed from…
Thunberg has hope for climate, despite leaders’ inaction
World
June 20, 2020
Thunberg has hope for climate, despite leaders’ inaction
BERLIN (AP) — Preparing for her appearance before the UN General Assembly last fall, Greta Thunberg found herself constantly interrupted…
Divers lift 7 tons of waste from Red Sea off the Egyptian coast
Environment
June 12, 2020
Divers lift 7 tons of waste from Red Sea off the Egyptian coast
A group of divers in the Egyptian city of Dahab took advantage of the suspension of tourism and marine sports…
Football pitch of rainforest destroyed every six seconds: study
World
June 2, 2020
Football pitch of rainforest destroyed every six seconds: study
Vast tracts of pristine rainforest on three continents went up in smoke last year, with an area roughly the size…
Humans to blame for spread of coronavirus and other ‘zoonoses’
Environment
April 21, 2020
Humans to blame for spread of coronavirus and other ‘zoonoses’
Whether it came from a bat or a pangolin is not certain, but one thing is: the coronavirus outbreak that…
Coronavirus lockdown brings Lebanon’s migratory birds up close
Middle East
April 18, 2020
Coronavirus lockdown brings Lebanon’s migratory birds up close
AMMIQ WETLAND, Lebanon (Reuters) – With Lebanese confined to their homes by the new coronavirus, migratory birds in the Mediterranean…
Jane Goodall says ‘disrespect for animals’ caused pandemic
Environment
April 12, 2020
Jane Goodall says ‘disrespect for animals’ caused pandemic
World-renowned British primatologist Jane Goodall says the coronavirus pandemic was caused by humanity’s disregard for nature and disrespect for animals.…
Great Barrier Reef suffers worst-ever coral bleaching: scientists
Environment
April 7, 2020
Great Barrier Reef suffers worst-ever coral bleaching: scientists
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching on record, scientists said Tuesday in a dire warning…
Activists slam China’s use of bear bile in virus treatment
Environment
April 2, 2020
Activists slam China’s use of bear bile in virus treatment
China has approved the use of bear bile to treat coronavirus patients, angering activists and raising fears it could undermine…