Environment

Venus set for rare solar pass

Venus will slide between the Sun and Earth next week, the last such transit for 117 years.

Baby Puma Missoula is no basket case

The first puma cub born at Berlin’s Tierpark in 22 years is presented to the public for the first time.

Foie gras farmers diversify, forcefeeding for fuel

French farmers who force-feed their ducks to produce foie gras for the luxury food market, are turning their attention to alternative fuels, using excess duck fat to run deisel vehicles.

Iguazu Falls named new natural wonder

Argentina’s Iguazu Falls named as one of the world’s new Seven Wonders of nature.

Sky-watchers prepare for Transit of Venus

Next month astronomers across the world will be hoping to get a clear view of the Transit of Venus for the last time in their lives. On June 5 and 6, Venus will pass directly between Earth and the Sun, visible as a small black dot.

Endangered penguins settle in new home

Four Magellanic penguins that were stranded on Brazil’s coast last year and airlifted to the United States, make their home in a new exhibit in Long Beach, California.

Denver Zoo embraces dung power for ‘world’s greenest zoo’ status

The Denver Zoo is vying to become the greenest zoo in the world with the installation of a new energy system run entirely on waste.

Orangutans go ape over iPads

Orangutans at the Jungle Island Zoo in Florida are learning to use iPads to identify object like body parts and food.

World’s rarest gorilla makes camera-trap debut

Video images of the world’s rarest and most endangered gorilla species, the Cross River gorilla, have been captured by a forest camera-trap for the first time. MiNDFOOD reports.

UN promotes cooking stove revolution in Nigeria

A UN-backed scheme to provide safe, energy-saving stoves to the poor of Nigeria aims help curb the thousands of deaths caused each year by inhalation of toxic fumes or burning from firewood blazes. MiNDFOOD reports.

Bright baboons show linguistic learning skills

French researchers have trained Guinea baboons to distinguish four-letter English words from non-words. The scientists say their linguistic experiments demonstrate that the animals possess a key component of literacy.

At least five dead in Oklahoma as tornadoes pound US plains

Storm chasers capture images of tornadoes touching down in Oklahoma. Dozens of twisters tore through the Midwest over the weekend, killing at least five people in Oklahoma. MiNDFOOD reports.

MiNDFOOD Radio: Jean Palutikof

Professor Jean Palutikof , Director of the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility at Griffith University discuses climate change and why we need to act now.

GALLERY: Japan marks 1 year tsunami anniversary

It has been almost one year since a massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck Japan, unleashing a terrifying tsunami. The wall of water caused widespread destruction, left almost 22,000 people dead or missing and triggered a nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Raw Wildlife Encounters

Eco-tourism in Sumatra, Indonesia, is helping to keep orangutans safe and happy. These kind, gentle tree-dwellers share many similarities with humans, including being fiercely protective of their babies. Ian Singleton, director of conservation at Pan-Eco housing, has been working to build a new nursery to look after orangutan orphans in North Sumatra. Visit the babies with tour company Raw Wildlife Encounters. MiNDFOOD reports.

Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

Ningaloo Reef has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Your Photos | Snow in New Zealand

For the first time in decades snow fell on the cities of Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington this week, much to the amusement of New Zealanders both young and old. Labelled a once-in-a-lifetime Antarctic cold snap by weather forecasters, the cold weather is set to stay with more snow expected later this week. Our MiNDFOOD readers captured the rare moment.

Here today, Gone tomorrow

A new book highlighting the threat of climate change to more than 100 places around the globe is encouraging people to visit them before it’s too late.
You can buy the book online at 100places.com/en

Paradise Found

A new exhibition reveals the beauty, seduction methods and cultural significance of the bird of paradise.

MiNDFOOD Beach Photo Competition

Canada defies “ignorant” EU

Canadian parliamentarians tucked into a meal of seal meat this week to defy both animal rights activists and the European Union, which has banned imports of seal products, reports MiNDFOOD.

Sea Shepherd targets tuna fishing

The Sea Shepherd conservation group’s ship the Steve Irwin has left Hobart with the goal of protecting bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean Sea, reports MiNDFOOD.

A bleak future for Australia’s cities

Architects and demographers say Australian cities must radically transform to cope with the pressures of population growth and climate change or face social unrest and urban decay, reports MiNDFOOD.

Deep-sea volcanoes play key climate role

A vast network of under-sea volcanoes pumping out nutrient-rich water in the Southern Ocean plays a key role in soaking up large amounts of carbon dioxide, acting as a brake on climate change, scientists say.

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