Revealed: Secret of bees' honeycomb
For thousands of years, thinkers have marvelled at the feat of engineering that is the honeycomb.
Australia to ditch pollution levy by 2014
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Tuesday announced the country's divisive fixed-price carbon tax will be scrapped a year ahead of schedule in favour of a market-driven emissions trading scheme.
Over 400 tons of highly-toxic substances removed from Kazakhstan to Russia
Kazakhstan Defense Ministry and the OSCE have transported 410 tons of mixed acid rocket fuel component to Russia.
Habitat loss doubles coastal flood impact - study
Removing mangroves, marshes, reefs, forests, dunes and other natural defences doubles the risk for life and property from coastal floods.
All fragments of crashed Proton-M collected at Baikonur
All the fragments of the crashed Russian Proton-M carrier rocket have been collected at Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Noise and the city - Hong Kong's struggle for quiet
With its pounding construction sites and constant roar of traffic, Hong Kong is a cacophony of noise with experts and residents calling on authorities to keep a lid on the din for the sake of public health.
Katon-Karagay Park in Kazakhstan may become part of UNESCO reserves network
Thr Ministry of Environment Protection of Kazakhstan is going to submit an application to include the Katon-Karagay National Park into the UNESCO list of world heritage sites.
Kazakhstan suggests refilling Ural river from Volga waters
Kazakhstan Environmental Protection Ministry has suggested to refill the Ural river with Volga waters
Ivory Coast turns to brute force to save forests
It was a brutal end to a long-term problem. Faced with the dilemma of trying to save a protected forest, which had become home to thousands of people, the Ivory Coast government turned to force.