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Italy judge says deadly L'Aquila quake was foreseeable
17/05/2013 10:12 am
A deadly earthquake in the Italian town of L'Aquila in 2009 which killed 309 people "was not unforeseeable", a judge said Thursday, reigniting a heated scientific debate over whether experts should have warned the population beforehand. Read more
Nearly 1,000 protest against China chemical plant
17/05/2013 10:12 am
Nearly 1,000 people took to the streets of the Chinese city of Kunming on Thursday in a renewed protest against a proposed chemical plant, media reports said, with Internet users voicing support. Read more
EU says emissions down, but pollution scheme falters
17/05/2013 9:37 am
EU greenhouse gas emissions, blamed for global warming, dropped slightly last year but the much-vaunted system for cutting such pollution ran into even more trouble, the European Commission said on Thursday. Read more
'Scissor-handed' creature named after Johnny Depp
17/05/2013 9:27 am
The science world has paid homage to Johnny Depp by giving his name to an extinct creepy-crawly with "scissor hand-like" claws reminiscent of one of the Hollywood actor's best-known roles. Read more
Shrinking glaciers behind a third of sea-level rise: study
17/05/2013 9:27 am
Water from the world's shrinking glaciers was responsible for almost a third of the rise in sea levels between 2003 and 2009, new research showed Thursday. Read more
'Overwhelming' consensus for manmade warming: review
16/05/2013 10:22 am
A review of thousands of studies published over 21 years found "overwhelming" and growing consensus among scientists that humans are mostly to blame for global warming, its authors said Thursday. Read more
Australia pushes for ocean 'fertilisation' ban
16/05/2013 10:11 am
Australia said it was pushing for a ban Thursday of any commercial use of a pioneering technique to reduce the impacts of climate change by "fertilising" the world's oceans with iron, warning of significant risks. Read more
Canada pushes development as it takes over Arctic Council
16/05/2013 10:10 am
Canada said Wednesday it will promote unprecedented industrial development in the far north as it takes over the helm of the Arctic Council, while activists called for a ban on oil drilling. Read more
Brazil court overturns conviction in US nun's murder
16/05/2013 10:00 am
Brazil's Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of a landowner found guilty of the 2005 murder of US nun Dorothy Stang, ruling that his lawyer did not have enough time to prepare his defense. Read more
Apes and monkeys go way back: study
16/05/2013 9:00 am
Newly unearthed ape and monkey fossils prove that the cousin species lived side-by-side in Africa as long as 25 million years ago, a study said Wednesday. Read more |
