Azerbaijan has highlighted rising environmental threats to the Caspian Sea as UN introduces cross-border environmental assessments. The Caspian Sea is suffering falling water levels and biodiversity loss. Azerbaijan recently highlighted these growing environmental risks at the United Nations in Geneva, as new international rules governing large infrastructure projects around the region come into force. During […]

In a bid to prevent human confrontations, which can turn deadly, Thailand is administering birth control vaccines to wild elephants. Thailand is using a birth control vaccine on elephants in the wild to try and curb a growing problem where human and animal populations encroach on each other. It’s an issue in areas where farms […]

Scientists have known for years that iron oxide minerals help store vast amounts of carbon by keeping it out of the atmosphere. A new study from Northwestern University now explains the chemistry behind that ability, revealing why these minerals are especially effective at locking carbon in place. By closely examining ferrihydrite, a common iron oxide […]

Trees are essential to life on Earth. They absorb and store CO2, support animals, fungi, and insects, hold soil in place, manage water cycles, and provide people with vital resources such as wood, food, and cooling shade during hot weather. Despite their importance, forests around the world are undergoing a major shift. New research shows […]

It’s that time of year again. The cooler winter months bring frequent fog, which envelopes skyscrapers on the coast as well as sand dunes deep in the desert. But why, and how, does fog form in the arid climate of the UAE, where the annual rainfall is so low? The National explains. What is fog? Technically, […]