Quran Park to get Dhs100m glass house
Work on the cave and glass house project in the Quran Park at an estimated cost of Dhs100 million has already started, revealed Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director-General of Dubai Municipality. “The...
Myanmar farmers reap rewards from 3D printing
Whizzing across a blue-lit platform with a whirr and a squeak, liquid plastic emanating from its chrome tip, the 3D printer seems a far cry from the muddy, crop-filled fields that fringe Yangon. But...
Sea Shepherd finds Japanese whaler ‘hiding behind iceberg’
Activist group Sea Shepherd’s fast new patrol vessel Ocean Warrior Friday intercepted a Japanese harpoon ship “hiding behind an iceberg” in thick fog as its annual high-seas battle against whaling...
Road paved with solar panels powers French town
France on Thursday inaugurated the world’s first “solar highway”, a road paved with solar panels providing enough energy to power the street lights of the small Normandy town of...
World’s worst air has Mongolians seeing red, planning protest
If you think air pollution in China has been bad, just look at Mongolia. Levels of particulate matter in the air have risen to almost 80 times the recommended safety level set by the World Health...
China launches carbon dioxide monitoring satellite
China on Thursday launched a satellite to monitor carbon dioxide levels, state media said, making the Asian giant the third country to track the potent contributor to global warming from space. The...
Snow in the Sahara desert… after 40 years?
It rarely rains or snows in the desert, especially if it wasn’t one of the polar deserts, which are defined by The USGS as “areas with annual precipitation less than 250 millimeters and a mean...
Delhi slashes bus fares to battle pollution
With a view to battle pollution by encouraging people to take public transport, the Delhi government on Wednesday significantly cut bus fares for January. Commuters will now have to pay a maximum of...
