In 2006 Berlin Zoo saw the birth of their first polar bear cub in 33 years. A retired circus polar bear gave birth to two cubs at the zoo. One of them died soon after, but Knut survived. At only a month old he became the ...

Biology - Ecology

May 16, 2013 not rated yet 0

EU fisheries ministers began difficult talks Monday on reforms to the bloc's under-pressure fishing regime, with plans to stop the dumping of unwanted fish a key sticking point.

Biology - Ecology

May 13, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

Bioenergy crops, such as Miscanthus and switchgrass, appear to be promising resources for renewable energy, but these new crops did not come with a manual on how to measure details on their sustainability impacts. Jody Endres, ...

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

May 08, 2013 not rated yet 0

A baby Sumatran orangutan swings playfully on a branch at an Indonesian rescue centre, a far cry from the terror he endured when his pristine rainforest home was razed to the ground.

Biology - Ecology

May 05, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

(AP)—A group of Hawaii fishermen is asking the federal government to take northern Pacific humpback whales off the endangered species list.

Biology - Ecology

May 03, 2013 4 / 5 (4) 0

As someone who considers himself an environmentalist, I'd love to get a solar array for my home. But I'm finding that it may not make a lot of sense - at least right now. My wife and I drive fairly fuel-efficient cars. Our ...

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Apr 28, 2013 4 / 5 (5) 1

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has dramatically lowered its estimate of how much of a potent heat-trapping gas leaks during natural gas production, in a shift with major implications for a debate that has divided ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 28, 2013 4 / 5 (3) 0

The ship-breaking industry, which critics say harms the environment and exploits low-paid workers in developing countries, faces tougher controls if plans approved by European lawmakers Thursday come into ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 18, 2013 3 / 5 (2) 0

Four months after pledging to lead the United States on a path to sustainable energy, President Barack Obama faces a turning point on electricity generated from coal, one of the dirtiest of fuels.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Apr 12, 2013 4.5 / 5 (2) 1

Arkansas opened an investigation into an ExxonMobil pipeline that spilled thousands of gallons of crude and forced the evacuation of two dozen homes, the state's attorney general said Tuesday.

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 02, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Canada said Thursday it is pulling out of a UN convention that fights drought, mostly in Africa, becoming the only nation to walk away from a pact that Ottawa says is a waste of money.

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 28, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 6

Flanked by Germany, which is phasing out nuclear power, and Austria, which has already done so, the Czech Republic is pinning its future on atomic energy.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Mar 19, 2013 4.4 / 5 (7) 11

California on Friday rejected a Navy offshore explosives and sonar training program that critics said could kill or deafen endangered whales, dolphins and other sea life.

Technology - Engineering

Mar 08, 2013 not rated yet 10

Emotional appeals could be more effective than celebrities when promoting products related to a consumer's identity, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Mar 05, 2013 1 / 5 (1) 0

Eighty percent of sewage in India is untreated and flows directly into the nation's rivers, polluting the main sources of drinking water, a study by an environment watchdog showed Tuesday.

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 05, 2013 not rated yet 1