Environment
Nature soaks up more greenhouse gases, brakes warming
August 1, 2012
Nature soaks up more greenhouse gases, brakes warming
Oceans and land have more than doubled the amount of greenhouse gases they absorb since 1960 in new evidence that…
Higgs boson: What’s all the fuss about?
July 31, 2012
Higgs boson: What’s all the fuss about?
What do President Mohamed Morsy’s brain, the Constituent Assembly and Cairo traffic all have in common? None of them, alas,…
Ain Helwan’s therapeutic waters are squandered and neglected
July 29, 2012
Ain Helwan’s therapeutic waters are squandered and neglected
Old books describe Helwan, a southern suburb of Cairo, as “the sacred healing city” — one of Egypt’s main centers…
US drought means Egypt may look elsewhere for wheat
July 27, 2012
US drought means Egypt may look elsewhere for wheat
Egypt might have to look beyond the world’s biggest wheat exporter to feed its hungry nation, after the worst drought…
NASA says 97% of Greenland’s surface thawed in July
July 26, 2012
NASA says 97% of Greenland’s surface thawed in July
For a few days this month, NASA's images of the Greenland ice sheet turned red, indicating that for a while,…
Gebel Elba ranger named runner-up for international conservation award
July 23, 2012
Gebel Elba ranger named runner-up for international conservation award
Egyptian conservationist Usama Ghazali earlier this month was declared the runner-up for the 2012 International Young Conservationist Award, which is…
Animals of Egypt: Between past glories and present hardships
July 22, 2012
Animals of Egypt: Between past glories and present hardships
While humans find it a challenge to wander Cairo's busy streets, thousands of homeless cats and dogs are also struggling through,…
Egypt’s legal battle to regulate Monsanto’s GMOs
July 21, 2012
Egypt’s legal battle to regulate Monsanto’s GMOs
In 2008, Egypt reached an agreement with the US-based Monsanto Corporation to import, grow and sell the company's genetically-modified maize.…