conservation
Plans for world’s largest ocean sanctuary in Antarctic blocked
Environment
November 3, 2018
Plans for world’s largest ocean sanctuary in Antarctic blocked
A plan to create the world’s largest marine sanctuary in Antarctic waters was shot down when a key conservation…
Crouching tigers, hidden cameras: Nepal counts its big cats
Environment
October 30, 2018
Crouching tigers, hidden cameras: Nepal counts its big cats
Chayan Kumar Chaudhary flicked through photographs captured on a hidden camera in the jungle, hoping his favorite big cat…
Fad for ‘lucky’ tail hair threatens Vietnam elephants
Environment
September 26, 2018
Fad for ‘lucky’ tail hair threatens Vietnam elephants
In a village in Vietnam’s “elephant kingdom”, a vendor holds up a severed, dried tail dotted with coarse…
Eight wolf cubs the star attraction at Mexico City zoo
Environment
July 11, 2018
Eight wolf cubs the star attraction at Mexico City zoo
Eight Mexican wolf cubs — a jumbo-size litter — have delighted conservationists fretting over the endangered species once common…
Scientists create embryos, hope to save near-extinct rhino
Science
July 5, 2018
Scientists create embryos, hope to save near-extinct rhino
Months after the death of Sudan, the world’s last male northern white rhino, scientists said Wednesday they have grown…
Deer spotted in Wadi al-Gemal for first time in 6 years
Travel
July 26, 2017
Deer spotted in Wadi al-Gemal for first time in 6 years
A team of environmental researchers in the Wadi al-Gemal reserve spotted a gathering of 15 gazelles near the valley of…
Agriculture Ministry revive Zamalek’s Aquarium Grotto Garden
Environment
July 11, 2017
Agriculture Ministry revive Zamalek’s Aquarium Grotto Garden
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Mona Mehrez has said that the governmental plan to develop the Aquarium Grotto…
12 ways to reduce your car’s fuel consumption
Economy
July 4, 2017
12 ways to reduce your car’s fuel consumption
Fuel prices have recently risen by more than 40 percent for high octane gasoline 92, which may force many to…
Experts discuss transportation of King Tut collection to new Egyptian Grand Museum (GEM)
Archaeology
May 8, 2017
Experts discuss transportation of King Tut collection to new Egyptian Grand Museum (GEM)
The International conference on Pharaoh King Tutankhamun was held in Cairo earlier this week to explore options for the safe…
Egyptian Museum to restore hundreds of wooden Pharaonic coffins
Archaeology
January 18, 2017
Egyptian Museum to restore hundreds of wooden Pharaonic coffins
The Egyptian Museum launched the Coffin Conservation Project on Tuesday, in cooperation with the US embassy in Cairo, to document and…