Climate sceptic researcher investigated over funding from fossil fuel firms
A Harvard-Smithsonian researcher known as a climate sceptic is under multiple ethics investigations arising from his hidden financial relationships with fossil fuel companies. A handful of academic...
Starting a poop to compost movement
Long before the devastating earthquake hit Haiti in 2010, the island nation was beset by a laundry list of environmental woes, ranging from deforestation to a lack of clean water. Satellite images...
Oxfam: G7 emissions have ‘savage impact’ on African crops
A report released Saturday by Oxfam shows the G7 countries’ continued reliance on coal is on track to cost the world $450 billion (405 billion euros) a year by the end of the century. Climate...
aluminium contamination may be behind bee dementia and decline
Biologists at Keele University and the University of Sussex in the UK have found aluminium contamination in bumblebee pupae at levels that would cause brain damage in humans. In the study published...
Taking the shock out of electroshock therapy
A woman in her 40s lies on a hospital bed at AUBMC as technicians set up an IV feed on her wrist. Electrodes are placed on her chest to monitor her vital signs. Blood pressure cuffs are attached to...
Solar power to the people: how the sun can ease Africa’s electricity crisis
“We shall make electric light so cheap that only the wealthy can afford to burn candles,” said Thomas Edison, inventor of the modern lightbulb. That was almost a century and a half ago. Today in...
Malnutrition soars in region, Lebanon rate remain low
The number of people suffering from malnutrition in the region has doubled over the past 25 years, according to a new study by United Nations agencies. Lebanon, however, has maintained its...
Why you really need to stop driving on beaches
For off-roading enthusiasts, a relaxing drive on the beach in warm weather may seem like an innocent enough activity. For the nesting shorebirds who make their home along the coastline this time of...
