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Global Trends in Green Energy 2009 Report: New Power Capacity from Renewable Renewable Sources Tops Fossil Fuels in US, Europe	In 2009, for the second year in a row, both the US and Europe added more power capacity from renewable sources such as wind and solar than conventional sources like coal, gas and nuclear.
New Way to Conquer Disease-Causing Nematodes in Flies has Implications for Human Diseases	It has been a basic principle of evolution for more than a century that plants and animals can adapt genetically in ways that help them better survive and reproduce. Now, in a paper published in the journal Science, University of Rochester biologist John Jaenike and colleagues document a clear example of a new mechanism for evolution.
Evolutionary timeline determined for malaria parasites in mammals, birds, reptiles	Scientists have determined the evolutionary timeline for the microscopic parasites that cause one of the world's most widespread infectious diseases: malaria.
Researchers Discover Source of Essential Nutrients for Mid-Ocean Algae	For almost three decades, oceanographers have been puzzled by the ability of microscopic algae ("microalgae") to grow in open-ocean areas where there is very little nitrate, an essential nutrient for the algae.
Expanded Focus of Caribbean Coral Reef Protection Efforts Recommended	Conservation efforts aimed at protecting endangered Caribbean corals may be overlooking regions where corals are best equipped to evolve in response to global warming and other climate challenges.
Protection of Endangered Siberian Crane and Crucial Wetland Sites Connects	New conservation plans for the Siberian Crane covering its entire range and migration routes that span continents have now been endorsed to save the species from extinction.
New Web-Tool Shows Critical Migratory Waterbird Sites Need Urgent Protection	A new website launched today, 14 June 2010, by Wetlands International, BirdLife International and the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) reveals major gaps in the protection of many critical sites used by migratory waterbirds across Africa the Middle East, Europe and Central Asia.
Breakthrough in International Year of Biodiversity, as Governments Give Green Light to New ‘Gold Standard’ Science Policy Body	History was made on June 11, 2010, in the southern, South Korean port city of Busan, when Governments gave the green light to an Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).
"Global Climate Change and Environment" Summit to be held in Trujillo, Peru.	The city of Trujillo, Department of La Libertad, Peru State, has been appointed to host the International Summit II "Global Climate Change and Environment"
Nearshore Waves Ideal For Wave Energy Says New Scientist	Nearshore waves offer much better prospects for wave energy development than previously thought, according to a report published in this week’s New Scientist magazine, 8 May 2010.