Новости по теме environment

New study points finger at climate in mammoth's demise A wide-ranging probe into woolly mammoths has added to evidence that the towering tusker was wiped out by climate change.

12 September 2013 12:27

Chevron claims new proof of fraud in Ecuador pollution ruling US oil giant Chevron, hit in Ecuador with a record $19 billion fine for pollution, asked Monday for the court to consider what it claimed was "new evidence" the judge in the case was corrupt.

11 September 2013 10:02

3,000 saiga antelopes die in Akmola and Karaganda oblasts Mortality of 3 thousand saiga antelopes has been registered in Akmola and Karaganda oblasts in central Kazakhstan.

11 September 2013 00:25

Hunting season kicks off in Kazakhstan The autumn season of waterfowl, hoofed mammals and predators hunting starts in Kazakhstan on September 7.

06 September 2013 17:14

NCOC fined $10 thousand for dead seagulls North Caspian Operating Company, the operator of Kashagan oilfield, located in Kazakhstan's sector of the Caspian Sea shelf, was fined $10 thousand for harming the environment.

04 September 2013 17:22

Tiny rainforest frogs hear with their mouths Some of the tiniest frogs on Earth have no middle ears or eardrums but can hear by using their mouths.

03 September 2013 18:35

Pavlodar to spend 800 million tenge on green region Pavlodar authorities are planning to make one of the densely populated regions of the city green and energy-efficient in the nearest two years.

03 September 2013 13:20

Massive canyon lies beneath Greenland ice sheet A huge canyon twice the size of the longest river in Britain and as deep as the Grand Canyon lies beneath the ice sheet in Greenland.

01 September 2013 21:55

Fish leaders are born, not made: study Leadership is an innate quality, said a fish study Wednesday that predicted trouble in animal social groups, also human ones, when natural roles are reversed.

29 August 2013 10:49

Japan scientists launch freeze-dry animal sperm bank Japanese scientists have launched a sperm bank for endangered animals that uses freeze-drying technology they hope could one day help humans recreate animal populations on other planets.

29 August 2013 10:01

Measles-like virus blamed for Atlantic dolphin deaths A virus that is similar to measles in humans is suspected of killing hundreds of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins since July.

28 August 2013 13:45

Jumpy caterpillar shies the Sun: study The larva of a Vietnamese moth has devised a unique form of transport -- constructing a leaf cone and thrashing about inside to make it jump.

21 August 2013 15:38

Rising deforestation sparks concern in Brazil Amazon Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is on the rise sharply, sparking alarm over the future of the world's biggest rainforest.

21 August 2013 12:40

Introduction of Euro-4 in Kazakhstan was timely: Transport Ministry Euro-4 cars filled with Euro-2 petrol will still improve the ecological situation in Kazakhstan: official.

20 August 2013 18:14

New Zealand volcano lets off steam A volcano off New Zealand sent a plume of steam two kilometres (1.24 miles) into the air Tuesday, although volcanologists described the eruption as small and said it was over in minutes.

20 August 2013 12:00

Toxic puddles discovered at Fukushima nuclear plant Puddles with extremely high radiation levels have been found near water storage tanks at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, as it moved to contain the latest of several toxic water threats.

20 August 2013 11:32

Researcher calles to subsidize energy effecient housing in Kazakhstan Aleksnader Nizovkin has called the Kazakhstan Government to focus on construction of environmentally-friendly buildings with independent energy and heating supply systems.

19 August 2013 11:58

RosKosmos asks for 15 days to finish detoxification at Baikonur Kazakhstan Environmental Protection Minister Nurlan Kapparov made a trip to Kyzylorda obast on August 15.

19 August 2013 11:38

White House goes green with solar panels The White House is going green. Solar panels are being installed on parts of the residence, a US official said Thursday -- making good on a pledge that dates back to 2010.

16 August 2013 18:09

Canadian railway refuses to pay for disaster clean-up Canadian Pacific Railway will appeal a government order to pay for the clean-up of a deadly train derailment in Canada's Quebec province in July.

16 August 2013 15:41

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