Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard set a record in 1999 circumnavigating the globe in a hot-air balloon -- and now he's set for an equally daunting challenge. This time his "Solar Impulse" airplane will operate solely on solar power. Duration: 01:31.
Malcolm Turnbull internal enemies have began criticising him openly as he tries to force a deal on climate change.
The Rudd Government has revealed plans to strengthen the fight against climate change.
The Tech Awards is an international program honoring innovators from around the world who are applying technology to benefit humanity. This year's winners were announced Thursday in San Jose, CA. (Nov. 19)
With wild pigs running amok and destroying farmland and wildlife habitat, hunting these invaders has become a growth industry in rural Missouri.
The US, which depends on coal for more than half of it’s electricity use, is looking to so-called « clean coal technologies » to lower coal’s carbon footprint. But environmentalists and people living in the areas where coal is mined say that the fuel’s ecological and environmental impacts are devastating and inevitable. Duration: 02:07
Sigourney Weaver promotes an environmental initiative to clean up oceans.
The bushfire danger is also heating up the political environment, with one MP blaming the current conditions on climate change.
There are few places more electric than your neighborhood Best Buy store. Stocked full of the latest gadgets, almost everything uses power. But now Best Buy is pushing to conserve as much energy as possible with an all new store design.(Nov. 18)
A team of Japanese scientists claims to have succeeded in growing replacement teeth in mice. The researchers say it's the first time that a fully functional and three-dimensional organ has been regenerated. (Nov. 18)
US President Barack Obama has convinced China to help push for global accord when it comes to climate change.
US President Barack Obama has convinced China to help push for global accord when it comes to action on climate change.
One of the world's top designers wants fashionistas to stop shopping and help save the environment.
Wanted: new residences for homeless big cats! Wildlife rescuers at one centre in South Africa are trying to rehome six wild caracals, a species halfway between a lion and a domestic cat. Duration: 01:58
President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao promised a determined, joint effort to tackle climate change, nuclear disarmament and other global troubles. (Nov. 17)
World leaders meeting in Singapore agree to delay any binding treaty on climate change.
American billionaire Donald Tompkins, founder of the clothing brand North Face, has bid corporate America farewell. He moved to Patagonia with his wife, and the couple has dedicated their lives to fighting for the environment.
Students try to raise environmental awareness through quilt making.
A drinking fountain that pulls water from the air and a chicken coop designed for urban homes are just two of the offerings at the 2009 Green Festival in San Francisco, called the "World's Largest Environmental Expo." (Nov. 16)
Pendjari National Park is Benin's green lung, a biosphere reserve set aside along the border with Burkina Faso to protect west Africa's flora and fauna. Though the park draws wildlife lovers from around the world, generating tourism revenue, it has not been easy for locals, who have had to adapt their way of living. Duration: 01:54
The U.S. President arrives in the Chinese capital with trade, currency strains and climate change on the agenda.
World leaders have been unable to reach a deal on climate change.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has shared the world stage with US President Barack Obama, trying to convince Asia-Pacific leaders to make a deal on climate change.
Dress-up wigs for cats, "cool" hunters and a putting green bra.
APEC leaders tackle climate change negotiations and economic integration, as Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama stresses the need for free trade zone.
In Gaza, the ancient art of bee venom therapy is still practised -- used to treat complaints as varied as arthritis and bad coughs. But even the bees have suffered as a result of the short-lived war with Israel last winter -- much of the land they used to scout for pollen has been bombed, giving them no choice but for fly across the border.
With huge amounts of electronic waste being dumped in Africa, a company in Cape Town is making a profit with refurbishing and recycling.
Triumph, maker of the eco, solar and recyclable bras, is teeing up its latest novelty in links-crazed Japan with eyes on a different green -- golf.
A report by the World Wide Fund for Nature says future of China's Yangtze basin is endangered.
Climate change negotiations between the government and the opposition are threatening to break down.
A top Liberal says most of the people in his party don't believe humans are causing climate change.
One of the first victims of global warming has almost disappeared. By next year, experts say the Chacaltaya glacier in Bolivia will have completely melted. Overlooking La Paz, Chacaltaya was once the highest ski slopes in the world, sitting at 5300 meters above sea level. According to experts, most tropical glaciers in the Andes are doomed as the earth's average temperature rises. In Boliva, many worry what will happen when one of the city's major water sources is gone.
British finance minister Alistair Darling urges his G20 counterparts work towards a $100 billion deal to tackle climate change at a summit in Scotland.
71-year-old Beijing retiree Han Fushan finds an environmentally friendly way to create his artwork. He turns unwanted plastic bags into kites.
In a bid to boost its flagging tourism industry, Cyprus is laying golf courses by the acre. But the manicured greens demand much irrigation and opponents say developers' plans to use water from desalination plants would be harmful to the environment. Duration : 02:16.
In Grand Teton National Park, volunteers help to manage congested roadside "wildlife jams" and patrol campgrounds to avoid dangerous bear-human conflicts.
An exhibit on climate change in Mexico City¿s Papalote children¿s museum aims to raise awareness of global warning in one of the world¿s top oil producers. Although Mexico has led global efforts to combat climate change, the issue is still new at home.
Elisabeth Leamy takes a closer look at eco-friendly products.
Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps is standing tall -- all 4,810.45 metres of it. That's only 45 centimetres less than when it was last measured four years ago, but three metres above the height French schoolchildren have long been taught. Scientists carried out new measurements in September -- and on Thursday announced some surprising finds from the top of the summit straddling France and Italy. Duration: 01:15
The family of a Connecticut woman mauled and blinded by a chimpanzee sought Wednesday to sue the state for $150 million, saying officials failed to prevent the attack. (Nov. 5)