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Denmark’s environment and energy ministers vowed yesterday (19 December) to make sustainability and resource efficiency priorities during the country’s upcoming EU…

by Sarah Henry.

Inga Haugen may look a little like Heidi, but she’s a modern day farmgirl through and through.

In 1993 her family moved to the small town of Canton, Minn. (population less than…

Turkey has warned France of grave consequences should the French Senate pass a bill today (19 December) that would penalise denial of the massacre of over 1 million Armenians…

Solar photovoltaics (PV) continue to be expensive in capital costs, needing close to $11,000 per kilowatt of power production. This high initial cost has inhibited wider adoption of solar energy…

Victor Hugo once wrote, “Science says the first word on everything, and the last word on nothing.” Science is now looking at how 50% of the aspen trees are dying off in areas of North America:…

While the U.S. solar industry continues to grow at a record-setting pace, the expiration of the Treasury Department’s 1603 programcould provide a major setback. According to a report released today…

Experts worry that if the permafrost thaws in the Northern Hemisphere, huge amounts of carbon will be released into the air, greatly intensifying global warming.

The Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya, Hon Dr. Willy Mutunga the 16 December,2011 presided over the seventh Kenya Wildlife Service annual

Thanks to a new study on the mechanics of ostrich erections, the animal kingdom’s biggest birds have a new reason to bury their heads in the sand. Fortunately, for evolutionary biologists, a little…

by Daisy Freund.

It’s the giving time of year again and if you feel like everyone in your life already has too much stuff, aid programs like Heifer International offer a feel-good…

This week’s Animal Oddity is about a lizard that shows some “mad skillz” playing a video game.

In the video below, a guy presents his insect-eating bearded dragon lizard with a video game…

Environmental groups filed suit to cancel the massive sale, alleging there are no new saftey or prevention standards since the BP spill.

(Indiana University) Compounds used in new flame-retardant products are showing up in the environment at increasing concentrations, according to a recent study by researchers at Indiana University…