Vaping: lighting up, stubbing out
Developed in 2003 by the Chinese pharmacist Hon Lik, concerns are growing over the risk of teens becoming hooked on...Culture & Society Health Science
Saudi Space Agency, US Sierra Space partner to develop national capabilities
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The Saudi Space Agency (SSA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sierra Space, a leading...Science
Carbon capture tech finally gaining speed: IEA
For net-zero, carbon-capture tech cannot spend another decade on the sidelines of climate mitigation efforts, said the IEA.Carbon-capture tech and facilities say a stagnation, and even regression, from 2010 to 2017
However, 2021 has seen many countries and organizations promising to scale up the technology due to their net-zero pledges
Crisis a chance to green Lebanon: environment minister
Lebanon's economic meltdown presents an opportunity to improve the country's environmental policies and tackle its festering waste management crisis, says...Lebanon's economy has been in tailspin for two years, leading to a historic currency collapse that has sent poverty rates soaring
Incompetence and corruption caused a spectacular waste crisis in 2015, when rivers of trash filled the streets and ran into the sea
NASA launches spacecraft to kick an asteroid off course
The goal is to slightly alter the trajectory of Dimorphos, a "moonlet" around 525 feet wide that circles a much...The goal is to slightly alter the trajectory of Dimorphos, a "moonlet" around 525 feet wide that circles a much larger asteroid called Didymos
Impact should take place in the fall of 2022, when the binary asteroid system is 6.8 million miles from Earth, almost the nearest point they ever get
RAF claims world first flight using synthetic oil
Group Captain Peter Hackett completed a short flight in an Ikarus C42 microlight aircraft at an airfield in Gloucestershire, western...Britain's ministry of defense said it had the potential to save 80-90 percent of carbon per flight.
The RAF is planning its first airbase to be net zero by 2025 and be carbon neutral across the service by 2040.
Amazon had the highest deforestation record in October 2021
While Brazil takes international pledge at COP26 to end deforestation by 2030, the destruction of the Amazon rainforest keeps rising...Deforestation of 7,880 square kilometers of Amazon's rainforest was been reported in 2021
Environmentalists blame the country's president for defunding environmental protection organizations
Morocco river does not flow into the sea any more
After years of drought and over-pumping, the Moulouya river in Morocco comes to a halt just short of the sea....The Moulouya river is one of the longest rivers in Morocco and a vital lifeline for farmers in the area near the Algerian border
Its final few paces are now separated from the Mediterranean Sea by a sandbar
Deal but no deal: COP26 adds to climate confusion
Rich countries stand accused of failing at the COP26 summit in Glasgow to deliver much-needed finance to vulnerable states at...Rich countries accused of failing to deliver much-needed finance to vulnerable states at risk of drought, rising seas, fire and storms
The European Commission said the deal has "kept the Paris targets alive".
Trillions needed to fight climate threat: UN draft report
The draft Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change report is scheduled for release early next year.Helping vulnerable nations cope with the multiplier effect of climate change will require trillions of dollars, according to a draft UN report
The failure of rich countries to deliver the promised $100 billion a year for vulnerable nations has become a flashpoint at COP26
Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches four astronauts to International Space Station
After a series of delays, Elon Musk's private company SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on Wednesday...The station is currently operating with just one NASA astronaut in the US segment to welcome the incoming crew.
The flight was initially postponed from October 31 first for weather, then a "minor medical issue" affecting one of the crew.
Climate change will crush world’s poorest economies, says study
Countries with poor economies will face severe consequences of climate change caused by the rich nations.According to the study, 65 most vulnerable nations will see GDP drop 20 percent on average by 2050
Eight of the top 10 most affected countries are in Africa, while two others are in South America
