Environment
Major Himalayan glaciers have resisted global warming
April 16, 2012
Major Himalayan glaciers have resisted global warming
PARIS — One of the world's biggest glacier regions has so far resisted global warming that has ravaged mountain ice…
Fesikh under close scrutiny by health officials ahead of spring festival
April 15, 2012
Fesikh under close scrutiny by health officials ahead of spring festival
Just across the street from Sayeda Zeinab Mosque in Old Cairo, your nose will detect before your eyes the small…
Brazil stresses need for world consensus at Rio+20 meet
April 12, 2012
Brazil stresses need for world consensus at Rio+20 meet
BRASILIA — The upcoming Rio conference on sustainable development must yield a commitment to manage the world economy in a…
US grabs lead over China in clean energy race
April 12, 2012
US grabs lead over China in clean energy race
The United States has regained the lead in the clean energy race, investing $48 billion last year to surpass China,…
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…