An ocean of wealth

The first census of marine species

A site of global struggle

The Kyoto Protocol is part of the 21st century world order: save it

Monarch butterfly numbers rise even as scientists sound extinction alarm

Monarch numbers rose to 56. 5 million this year from a record low of 34 million last year

Salmon vs salmon

Escaping farmed salmon are interfering with native Pacific salmon off the coast of Canada

Harvesting joy or sorrow?

Global warming would decrease crop production in developing countries but increase it in the industrialised world

A nickel for oxygen

Mercury can lead to extinction of Arctic bird

Threats from various sources have contributed to a 70 per cent decline in the bird’s population in Canada

Awesome monarchs

Migration cycle of the fragile monarch butterfly extends beyond its average lifespan

Restore ecosystems or suffer a lower standard of living

Andre F Clewell , a US-based botanist and plant taxonomist, has for the past 15 years been working on ecological restoration. This relatively new …

Mercury-laced food

Sun, sea and snow bring mercury down to the Earth and in the food

Back to the future

Pollution pangs

High ground-level ozone increases appendicitis risk

Ironing out a problem?

Water in acid lakes formed after the abandonment of mining activities can now be treated with a technique that manipulates the properties of iron-…

Breaking the ice

A wave generator devised by a Canadian marine engineer could bring relief to ships stranded due to heavy ice formation in winter

Warming threatens buildings

Ready to renege

In short

Tree help

Assisted conception of coniferous trees can be a boon for both the environment and the lumber industry

Dying wings

Salmon in trouble

Focus on pledges

Accountability issue set to take centrestage at the upcoming CoP-8 (Read full article)

Ozone halo

Around the Tibetan plateau

Wash out

In the guise of making washing easy, detergents are directing a chemical fusillade at the environment in the absence of regulation, discovers …

That's your sink

Death Inside The Factory Gates

Asbestos makes homes, but it also causes cancer. The "indestructible" substance is increasingly being cast aside by developed countries,…