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Scientists snare 'superprawn' off New Zealand

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:53:31 GMT

Scientists have captured a "supergiant" crustacean in waters seven kilometres (4.5 miles) deep off New Zealand, measuring 10 times the normal size of related species.

India's air the worst, says annual study

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:49:34 GMT

India has the worst air quality in the world, poorer even than its neighbour China, according to an annual survey based at Yale and Columbia universities in the United States.

Indian PM says lack of collective will on climate change

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:28:47 GMT

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Thursday that "a lack of collective will" was hampering efforts to forge a common global front against the threat of climate change.

Rare Sumatran rhino pregnancy offers hope to species

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:21:31 GMT

A Sumatran rhino which is 10-months pregnant is receiving special medical care after suffering two miscarriages, a conservationist said Thursday, fuelling hope for the critically-endangered species.

Gasland' Journalists Arrested At Hearing By Order Of House Republicans

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:01:04 GMT

In a stunning break with First Amendment policy, House Republicans directed Capitol Hill police to detain a highly regarded documentary crew that was attempting to film a Wednesday hearing on a controversial natural gas procurement practice. Initial reports from sources suggested that an ABC News camera was also prevented from taping the hearing; ABC has since denied that they sent a crew to the hearing.

India has the most toxic air: Study

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:00:10 GMT

It is official: India has the world's most toxic air.

'Supergiant' crustacean found in deepest ocean

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:55:30 GMT

A huge crustacean has been found lurking 7km down in the waters off the coast of New Zealand.

Cuba oil: Offshore exploration brings hopes and fears

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:03:29 GMT

Some 50km (31 miles) off the northern coast of Cuba workers have begun drilling deep beneath the waves, exploring for oil reserves that could transform the island's future.

Tech conversion: India's richest shrine goes green

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:03:00 GMT

Now the temple is using its religious influence and economic might to change the way energy is used here.

Filmmaker sounds alarm over ocean of plastic

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:50:30 GMT

On Midway atoll in the North Pacific, dozens of young albatross lie dead on the sand, their stomachs filled with cigarette lighters, toy soldiers and other small plastic objects their parents have mistaken for food.

US nuclear reactor turned off after radiation leak

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:40:43 GMT

A reactor at the San Onofre nuclear power plant near San Diego has been shut down after a radiation leak which was not big enough to cause public harm, the US atomic safety agency said Wednesday.

Mozambican trio get 25 years in S.Africa for rhino poaching

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:32:49 GMT

Three young Mozambican poachers will spend 25 years behind bars after they were found with two fresh rhino horns in South Africa's Kruger Park, the national parks agency said Wednesday.

Eight executives detained in China pollution case

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:26:08 GMT

China has detained another company official, bringing the total to eight, over a massive river pollution case in the country's south, the government and state media said Thursday.

Australia -- land of the koala, kangaroo... and elephant

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:21:45 GMT

Elephants and maybe rhinoceroses could be introduced to Australia to chomp on an invasive African grass that also causes wildfires, according to an idea reported in a scientific journal on Wednesday.

Girl Scout cookie campaigners up for UN forest laurel

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:58:10 GMT

Two teenagers from Michigan campaigning to get Southeast Asian palm oil out of Girl Scout cookies are in the running for a new United Nations conservation award, their sponsor said Wednesday.

Sea cucumbers may save Great Barrier Reef

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:57:51 GMT

Tropical sea cucumbers and their faeces could save coral reefs from the harmful impacts of climate change, scientists have found.

Europol warns growing trade counterfeit pesticides worth billions euros year

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:48:33 GMT

As part of its responsibility to monitor developments in the threat from organised crime in Europe, Europol has identified a growth in the trade of illegal and counterfeit pesticides

Leave isolated Amazon natives alone, Peru says

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:02:13 GMT

Peruvian officials on Tuesday urged outsiders to stay away from isolated Amazon basin rainforest natives after pictures of "uncontacted" tribe members were published online.

Malaysia says to rule soon on rare earths plant

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:57:34 GMT

A government ruling on whether Australian miner Lynas would be given the go-ahead for a controversial rare earths processing plant was expected within days, Malaysia's trade minister said Tuesday.

Brazil's Petrobras reports another oil spill

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:43:17 GMT

Brazil's state-run energy giant Petrobras on Tuesday reported that 160 barrels of crude oil may have spilled from a deep-water well off Sao Paulo state but said the situation was under control.