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New study ignites debate over Indonesia's mud volcano Scientists on Sunday sparked a fresh debate over what triggered Indonesia's Lusi mud volcano, still spewing truckloads of slime more than seven years after it leapt catastrophically into life.

22 July 2013

US sweats out massive heat wave Clutching water bottles, New Yorkers battled a sweltering heat wave Friday with temperatures topping 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) and intense humidity packing an additional punch.

20 July 2013

Deforestation spikes in Brazil over last year: group Deforestation has soared in the Brazilian Amazon since a new forestry code was passed last year at the urging of the agribusiness lobby.

19 July 2013

Australia pledges more cash for reef starfish battle Australia pledged another Aus$5 million (US$4.6 million) to the fight against a predatory starfish devastating the iconic Great Barrier Reef Thursday, revealing 100,000 of the creatures had been wiped out so far.

18 July 2013

Weird fossil sheds light on dinosaurs' lost continent Palaeontologists in Utah on Wednesday said they had found the fossil of a strange horned dinosaur which roamed an island continent known as Laramidia.

18 July 2013

Revealed: Secret of bees' honeycomb For thousands of years, thinkers have marvelled at the feat of engineering that is the honeycomb.

17 July 2013

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.

16 July 2013

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.

16 July 2013

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.

16 July 2013

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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.

13 July 2013

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.

12 July 2013

Kazakhstan suggests refilling Ural river from Volga waters Kazakhstan Environmental Protection Ministry has suggested to refill the Ural river with Volga waters

12 July 2013

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.

12 July 2013

Results of Russian and Kazakhstan tests for heptyl contamination at Baikonur differ Experts of both countries are evaluating the consequences of the crash of Russian Proton-M rocket in Kazakhstan.

11 July 2013

Water and soil are clean around Baikonur: expert Sanitary-epidemiological situation in Kyzylorda oblast in southern Kazakhstan is stable.

11 July 2013

Soil detoxifocation at Proton-M crash site completed Detoxification of soil pollutants at the crash area of the Russian Proton-M rocket-carrier finished on July 10.

11 July 2013

Kazakhstan outraged with Russian missile tests in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan’s politicians and public figures are outraged with Russia's testing of its missiles at the territory of Kazakhstan.

10 July 2013

Astana administration undertakes to lower greenhouse gas emissions Kazakhstan's capital Astana officially joined the European initiative 'Covenant of Mayors' in Brissels.

10 July 2013

Australia's Barrier Reef slips into 'poor' health Australia hailed "solid" progress on water quality at the Great Barrier Reef Wednesday but admitted that overall conditions were now "poor" as it battles UNESCO threats to downgrade its heritage status.

10 July 2013