China CO2 emissions may have peaked in 2014
China’s carbon emissions, by far the world’s highest, may have peaked in 2014, according to a study published on Monday, potentially putting Beijing under pressure to toughen its climate...
Is your football team playing badly? It may be air pollution
Down the years, professional footballers have blamed a lacklustre performance on many things. Famous explanations have included the ball being too bouncy (Newcastle United); the pitch being too...
Study offers clearest picture yet of how HIV defeats a cellular defender
A new study offers the first atomic-scale view of an interaction between the HIV capsid – the protein coat that shepherds HIV into the nucleus of human cells – and a host protein known...
Animals are being slaughtered one by one, not saved two by two
Animals, according to many traditions, were once protected from a global flood by entering the shelter of an ark. Today, many of those same animal species face a new catastrophic flood, but this...
Lebanon: Optimal Renewable Energy Mix of the Power Sector by 2020
The Climate Change Team at the Lebanese Ministry of Environment, with the support of the United Nations Development Programme, has produced a series of climate change studies which delve into the...
Marking World Wildlife Day, UN calls for global actions to save planet’s most iconic species
Time is running out” to end wildlife poaching that threatens some of the world’s most iconic species, such as elephants, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today as the United Nations marked World...
Rapid Urbanization and Climate Change Puts Strain on Durban’s Environment
The natural environment of eThekwini, the city also known as Durban, has been put under severe pressure due to rapid urbanization and climate change. These have contributed to the degradation of the...
Carnivorous Abelisaur Size Confirmed by Forgotten Fossil
A forgotten fossil stashed away in an Italian museum has given scientists a new appreciation for just how big a predatory, carnivorous dinosaur called abelisaur must have been. PhD student...
