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An army of rubber ducks have been deployed by NASA as part of an experiment to shed light on global warming.
In a new research experiment on climate change, NASA researchers have dropped 90 ducks into holes in Greenland’s fastest moving glacier, the Jakobshavn Glacier in Baffin Bay, in an attempt to understand why glaciers speed […]

According to a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), a three kilometre thick brown cloud of pollution caused by human activities is darkening cities, speeding the melting of Himalayan glaciers and affecting human health.
Countries like China are being slowly engulfed by a vast Atmospheric Brown Cloud formed by the burning of fossil […]

A new report from The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has revealed that the tipping point for ocean acidification is much closer than first thought. Until now dangerous levels of oceanic acidification were forecast for around the year 2060, however, the new study predicts that the turn in pH may occur up to thirty years early.
With seasonal […]

The Maldives comprise of approximately 1,190 low-lying coral islands surrounded by the clear tropical waters of the Indian Ocean.
Conjuring images of white beaches and desert island idyll, these distant shores are a major tourist attraction bringing in billions of dollars every year. However, despite the honeymoon highs it is also the country with the lowest […]

According to a new report released by WWF-Germany, the German chapter of the worldwide conservation organisation, at least one million tonnes of North Sea fish are discarded every year
The report, titled “Sea Creatures are not rubbish”, reveals that the discards from the trawlers amount to about one third of the entire North Sea catch. Reasons […]

The eco trend knows no bounds and it seems even the music industry is not immune to the growing importance of world climate issues.
The band Cake (responsible for songs such as The Responsible, Never There and the remake of I Will Survive) will be using purely solar power to record their sixth album. The roof […]

Scientists have revealed that a tree fungus, found in the Patagonian rainforest, could revolutionise green energy. The fungus, known as Gliocladium Roseum, has characteristics practically identical to existing fossil fuels and could be used in a modern diesel engine without modification.
Sustainable biofuels are an extraordinary discovery that have the potential to support a greener way […]

British Foreign Secretary, Margaret Beckett, warns of ‘migration on an unpredicted scale’ as rising seas and powerful storms threaten global security.
Global warming is not only impacting on the environment, but also proving a growing threat to coastal communities all around the world according to a recent report from the Earth Policy Institute. With one out […]

Love them or loathe them, our salty pizza staple, the anchovy, is the most recent fish species to be added to the growing list of “fish to avoid” as published by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS).
In a recent article, the guardian reported that Anchovy populations, specifically in the Bay of Biscay, have been struggling since […]

Alarming new satellite images gathered by NASA reveal that the North Pole has become an island for the first time in human history, sparking fears that the melting Arctic ice cap has entered a ‘death spiral’.
The historic development was revealed by satellite pictures taken last week showing that both the north-west and north-east passages have […]