Tuesday May 21, 2013
Newsletter:
  • Environment & Energy

    Chimps, gorillas, other apes struggling to survive

    2 months ago

    The multibillion-dollar trade in illegal wildlife — clandestine trafficking that has driven iconic creatures like the tiger to near-extinction — is also threatening the survival of great apes, a new UN report says. Endangered chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas and bonobos are... Full story

  • Environment & Energy

    Tagging, satellite tracking reveals mystery of blue whales

    2 months ago

    27 March 2013 Balancing in small boats in choppy Antarctic waters, sometimes for hours and covered in ice, Australian researchers shot at endangered blue whales with an airgun to tag the giant creature with satellite tracking equipment. For three years the team of scientists from the ... Full story

  • Tagging, satellite tracking reveals mystery of blue whales
    Environment & Energy

    Tagging, satellite tracking reveals mystery of blue whales

    2 months ago

    27 March 2013 Balancing in small boats in choppy Antarctic waters, sometimes for hours and covered in ice, Australian researchers shot at endangered blue whales with an airgun to tag the giant creature with satellite tracking equipment. For three years the team of scientists from the ... Full story

  • DEWA signs MoU with Samsung Gulf Electronics
    Environment & Energy

    DEWA signs MoU with Samsung Gulf Electronics

    2 months ago

    Dubai, UAE, 26 March 2013: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Samsung Gulf Electronics, whereby DEWA will develop applications and electronic solutions for use on Samsung products including smart phones, tablets, smarts TVs, and... Full story

  • Environment & Energy

    Great white sharks bite off far more than believed

    2 months ago

    Great white sharks, the world’s largest predatory fish, eat three to four times more food than previously thought, an Australian study shows. US research from the 1980s estimated a 30 kilogram (66 lbs) meal of mammal blubber could sustain a one-tonne shark for more than six weeks. That... Full story

  • Environment & Energy

    Japanese ward off pollen, pollution

    2 months ago

    22 March 2013 On the sidewalks and the subways it’s clear: Japan is becoming a sea of surgical masks. It’s about pollen, about germs and even a little about China, its polluting rival across the sea. Simple masks. High-tech masks. Scented masks. Masks in pink and purple. Yano... Full story

  • Environment & Energy

    5,000-carat emerald found in Russia

    2 months ago

    23 March 2013 A state-owned miner in Russia has claimed to have unearthed a unique emerald weighing 5,000 carats at a deposit in the Urals. “It is an extremely beautiful rock chip sample of emerald,” said Kaliningrad Amber Factory spokesperson Svetlana Kalinina said. Urals... Full story

  • Environment & Energy

    Obama’s Promises: Climate Change

    2 months ago

    Slowing the buildup of greenhouse gases responsible for warming the planet is one of the biggest challenges President Barack Obama faces. The effects of rising global temperatures are widespread and costly: more severe storms, rising seas, species extinctions, and changes in weather patterns ... Full story

  • Second Dubai Global Energy Forum announced
    Environment & Energy

    Second Dubai Global Energy Forum announced

    2 months ago

    Dubai, UAE, 25 March 2013 – The second Dubai Global Energy Forum (DGEF 2013) will take place from 15-17 April at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The Forum is held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of ... Full story

  • US backs Antarctic reserve amid fishing ban
    Environment & Energy

    US backs Antarctic reserve amid fishing ban

    2 months ago

    19 March 2013 US Secretary of State John Kerry joined forces Monday with Australia and New Zealand to call for marine sanctuaries in Antarctica, as conservationists sought a fishing ban in the pristine seas. “Antarctica is a collection of superlatives. It’s the highest, coldest,... Full story

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