Environment

UK designers unite to save bees

British fashion designers Vivienne Westwood and Katharine Hamnett create a buzz at a London bee protest.

Air pollution: bad for your arteries

While pollution is an accepted part of our everyday lives, emerging evidence shows it could be contributing to potentially fatal heart attacks and stroke.

Panda attempts to climb tree during quake

Cameras caught a giant panda trying and failing to climb up a tree when a powerful earthquake hit in China’s Sichuan province.

China earthquake in pictures

We take a look in pictures at China’s Sichuan province after an earthquake, the worst in three years, killed 186, injured 11,800 and left many more homeless.

The hunt for lion bones

With the recent focus on rhino-poaching in Africa, lions – which face extinction in five to ten years – deserve our immediate attention.

Flights to get more turbulent

Travelling across the North Atlantic could get a lot bumpier in the future thanks to climate change, according to scientists.

Bee-harming pesticides to be banned

The UK government is looking to ban a series of bee-harming pesticides, following the stance of other European nations, after bee numbers continue to rapidly dwindle throughout the world.

Matt Damon tackles the water crisis with comedy

US Actor Matt Damon has released a comedic video on the global water crisis, in the hopes that it will go viral and raise awareness of the serious issue.

Madagascar’s Locust Plague threatening 13M people

A locust infestation threatens the livelihoods of 13 million people, more than half of Madagascar’s population.

The purrfect coffee shop

Cafes catering to cat lovers open in Budapest, making for a perfect place to sip coffee and play with dozens of purring cats.

Switching off for Earth Hour

Earth Hour – the annual lights-off phenomenon – will once again plunge the world into darkness for an hour on Saturday.

Reindeer herd on Antarctic island culled

Hunters on the island of South Georgia have culled 3,500 reindeer, to protect the fragile native environment.

Butterfly numbers at record low

Mexico’s migrating monarch butterflies are fast declining in size, with a dramatic 59 per cent drop in this year’s winter populations.

Life on Mars, once capable

The red planet once had the right ingredients to support life, scientists have discovered after analysing rock powder samples from Mars.

Anti-nuclear protests in Japan commemorate Fukushima anniversary

Public sentiment in Japan has turned against nuclear energy in the two years since its devastating nuclear disaster, but while many would like to see a zero nuclear power future – will it be possible?

Botanic Garden launches $20M environment project

Sydney’s Royal Botanic Garden will soon become home to a new $20 million environmental attraction; the Biome Project (Biome) plans to show off the diversity of the country’s flora and fauna.

Thailand to cease domestic trade of ivory

Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has announced the country will end its domestic ivory trade, following criticism from environmental activist groups.

White otter cubs charm aquarium visitors

An unusual four-month old white river otter cub is the latest attraction at the Sunshine City Aquairum in downtown Tokyo.

Millionaire will send married couple to Mars

One lucky pair will receive the trip of a lifetime, as entrepreneur Dennis Tito unveiled plans today to send a couple to Mars in 2018.

Injured sea turtles nurtured back to health

Five sick sea turtles have been nurtured back to health and re-released into the ocean in the Bay of Islands.

Tiny planet found outside solar system

Astronomers have discovered a new planet right outside our solar system, the smallest of over 800 extra-solar planets.

UN serves up ‘ugly’ food to highlight food waste

Government ministers and officials were treated to a meal of blemished African fruits and vegetables to highlight the extent of global food loss and waste.

Japanese ship harpoon whale in Australian waters

Sea shepherd activists have accused Japanese whalers of killing a minke whale while in Australia’s Antarctic territory.

Coral “spawn bank” could secure future of Great Barrier Reef

Australian scientists have created a coral ‘spawn bank’ for the Great Barrier Reef, in the hopes that it will help rebuild and preserve the natural wonder for future generations.

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