Malta observatory records exploding star, 21 million light years away
Supernova event – when a massive star, several times greater than Sun, rapidly collapses and explodes – of 21 million years ago reaches Gozo astronomical observatory
29 million light years from Gozo: astronomers capture Sunflower Galaxy
First light for Malta’s national astronomical observatory in Nadur, which captures images of crescent moon, and the Whirlpool, Bode’s, and Sunflower galaxies
Over 18 million litres of water reused in Malta through the Alter Aqua project

Science In The City will showcase the success of the Alter Aqua Project

Science In The City will showcase the success of the Alter...

Despite animal waste emergency, Gozo objectors could stop new facility

Livestock farmers flushing away animal waste into the sewer system is a real problem, but a Gozo facility that could solve this is being recommended for refusal

Livestock farmers flushing away animal waste into the sewer...

PA received 1,400 submissions on Central Link project, Attard residents network says

Attard Residents Environmental Network satisfied with number of representations asking for project to be made more sustainable, less invasive

Attard Residents Environmental Network satisfied with...

[WATCH] Updated | Activists forcibly removed by police at peaceful demonstration at Planning Authority

Despite promising a review of the controversial fuel stations policy nine months ago, no changes have yet been announced by the environment ministry

Despite promising a review of the controversial fuel...

Maltese catholics told to reduce, reuse and recycle for ‘Season of Creation’

Church environment commission calls upon citizens to cooperate with waste collection and recycling agencies

Church environment commission calls upon citizens to...

Concerns raised over fish slime effects on health, but no studies yet carried out

Public consultation on proposed expansion of tuna cages carried out, with a Stop the Slime campaign representative disputing fish slime has no environmental...

Public consultation on proposed expansion of tuna cages...

Number of illegal dumpsites on the rise, harsher penalties proving ineffective

A number of localities across Malta report an increase in illegal dumpsites, even in areas that are habitually clean

A number of localities across Malta report an increase in...

[WATCH] Central Link project goes against government's own transport master plan, AD says

Large-scale roads project in central Malta won’t solve traffic problem, Alternattiva Demokratika chairman Carmel Cacopardo emphasised

Large-scale roads project in central Malta won’t...

App sends cleansing division over 120 requests a month to clean up Maltese towns

Upkeep and Clean allows users to take photos with their mobile phone and to send them, complete with a GPS location and message, to the cleansing division

Upkeep and Clean allows users to take photos with their...

[WATCH] Fish farms not sole sea slime source, says tuna industry

Dealing with the fish farm slime problem has involved a learning curve,...

Dealing with the fish farm slime problem has involved a...

Farmers in the south of Malta get full access to 'new water'

Third and largest water polishing plant at Ta' Barkat in Xghajra...

Third and largest water polishing plant at...

Plans for new Blue Lagoon pier precede Comino masterplan

The new infrastructure will be constructed in the panoramic rocky area between...

The new infrastructure will be constructed in the panoramic...

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Friends of the Earth Malta: it is time for tough policies

Friends of the Earth Malta (FoE Malta) welcomes the publication of the Proposal...

Friends of the Earth Malta (FoE Malta) welcomes the...

Make repairs great again… a new agency kick-starts the ‘circular’ revolution

Can the new Resource, Recovery and Recycling Agency challenge the consumerist mentality and generation of waste from discarded consumer goods?

Can the new Resource, Recovery and Recycling Agency...

Oil spill outside Pretty Bay forces deployment of protective boom

Malta Freeport Terminals have deployed a containment barrier outside Pretty Bay...

Malta Freeport Terminals have deployed a containment...

[WATCH] Postpone autumn hunting season by a month, BirdLife tells Prime Minister

Birdlife has asked the Prime Minister to delay the start of the autumn hunting season to 15 October so as to avoid the peak migration period for protected...

Birdlife has asked the Prime Minister to delay the start of...

‘Lack of strategy’ for Malta’s construction waste problem, ERA warns

The proposed commercial complex at Smart City will result in the creation of a staggering 230,000 cubic metres of excavation waste

The proposed commercial complex at Smart...

Cruise ships visiting Valletta port with worst emissions almost double

Annual Cruise Ship Ranking for 2018 reveals most companies continue to use harmful fuels 

Annual Cruise Ship Ranking for 2018 reveals most companies...