Environment
DuPont to face first trial over C-8 exposure
September 14, 2015
DuPont to face first trial over C-8 exposure
Chemical giant DuPont Monday will face the first trial in litigation from residents near one of its plants in West…
Green turtle saved
September 13, 2015
Green turtle saved
After Al-Masry Al-Youm published a picture of a young man catching a female green turtle and putting it up for…
Burning all fossil fuels could thaw Antarctica, raise seas: Study
September 13, 2015
Burning all fossil fuels could thaw Antarctica, raise seas: Study
Burning all the world's fossil fuel reserves could thaw the entire Antarctic ice sheet and push up world sea levels…
Australia spider may be new species of deadly funnel-web
September 9, 2015
Australia spider may be new species of deadly funnel-web
Australian scientists have discovered what could be a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider, after finding a large specimen…
Lioness shot dead on Chinese highway: report
September 9, 2015
Lioness shot dead on Chinese highway: report
A lioness found prowling along a motorway in China after apparently jumping from a moving lorry has been shot dead…
Paris climate talks our last chance, Pacific leaders say
September 7, 2015
Paris climate talks our last chance, Pacific leaders say
Pacific leaders said Monday that upcoming climate talks in Paris are the last chance for the world to reach an…
Washington zoo’s panda cub healthy, putting on weight
September 5, 2015
Washington zoo’s panda cub healthy, putting on weight
The National Zoo's new giant panda cub is healthy and putting on weight fast, the zoo said on Friday, with…
Hot summer fuels dangerous glacier melting in Central Asia
September 2, 2015
Hot summer fuels dangerous glacier melting in Central Asia
It began with a low rumbling noise. Then the rivers of mud poured down the mountainside over the Tajik village…
Fishing violations continue
September 2, 2015
Fishing violations continue
It is not the first time that fishermen are after rare species that are protected by the law, as the…
Adapt or die: Arctic animals cope with climate change
September 1, 2015
Adapt or die: Arctic animals cope with climate change
When it comes to coping with climate change in the Arctic region, which is warming at three times the global…