Environment
Huge quake strikes off Indonesia, tsunami warning issued
April 11, 2012
Huge quake strikes off Indonesia, tsunami warning issued
JAKARTA — An 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia on Wednesday, sending residents around the region dashing…
AUC researches producing eco-friendly hydrogen fuel using solar energy
April 10, 2012
AUC researches producing eco-friendly hydrogen fuel using solar energy
New research has begun at AUC’s Energy Materials Laboratory, where scientists are attempting to efficiently turn solar energy into hydrogen…
When digital meets physical: The SixthSense device
April 9, 2012
When digital meets physical: The SixthSense device
The SixthSense device is an advanced technological invention that could irreversibly change our outlook on the future. This technology, first…
Endangered species: Gebel Elba’s dragon tree
April 7, 2012
Endangered species: Gebel Elba’s dragon tree
For years, anecdotal reports had been filtering out of the Gebel Elba Protectorate that its ancient population of dragon trees…
‘Black Nile’: An extraordinary journey from Lake Victoria to Rosetta
April 5, 2012
‘Black Nile’: An extraordinary journey from Lake Victoria to Rosetta
As Sudan negotiated its Comprehensive Peace Agreement, foreign correspondent Dan Morrison journeyed down the Nile from its headwaters at Lake…
Limits of development: Q&A with Habib Ayeb, co-director of ‘Green Mirages’
April 3, 2012
Limits of development: Q&A with Habib Ayeb, co-director of ‘Green Mirages’
Habib Ayeb is a Tunisian geographer and professor at the American University in Cairo’s Social Research Center. His domain of…
Rashpetco and its contractor accused of waste dumping in Idku
April 3, 2012
Rashpetco and its contractor accused of waste dumping in Idku
Lawyers and activists from the Idku Workers Union accuse a company contracted by the Rashid Petroleum Company (Rashpetco), a joint…
Despite government efforts against foot-and-mouth, meat still off the table in the Delta
April 2, 2012
Despite government efforts against foot-and-mouth, meat still off the table in the Delta
Meat markets in the busy Galaa Street of Shebin al-Kom, the capital city of Monufiya Governorate, remain empty, in contradiction…
Monufiya pioneers segregating waste at the source
April 1, 2012
Monufiya pioneers segregating waste at the source
The governorate of Monufiya has launched a new recycling initiative: in an attempt to improve its waste management system it…
SunGlacier could produce water from air in the Egyptian desert
March 31, 2012
SunGlacier could produce water from air in the Egyptian desert
A Dutch artist intends to create a glacier in the Egyptian desert to inspire solar powered solutions to climate change.…