There is more to declining bird numbers than just climate change

Researchers say one should not jump to conclusions about bird physiology when assessing the effects of climate change on the avian population

ULSD dearer

High demand for clean diesel in Europe sends its price zooming

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IPCC to release vital report ahead of climate talks

Last in the series under fifth assessment report, it will be one last big appeal from science before the negotiations begin for a final climate …

Microbial carriers

Microorganisms can enhance the movement of carcinogenic hydrocarbons in soil, making them degrade at a quicker rate

Wind for BHEL's sails

Winds of change

Smoking trees

Betel benefit

Compounds in paan leaf can kill several pathogenic bacteria

Will the Arctic be conquered?

Tapping wind power

Noah's ark redux

Detergents threaten India's waterbodies

Narinder K Kaushik, professor emeritus at the University of Guleph, Ontario, Canada, speaks to Nitin Sethi on the dangers of phosphate content …

Germany, Denmark are top performers in Global Green Economy Index

Index measures performance of 60 countries in the global green economy

Study sheds new light on lineage of Arctic people

Analysis based on DNA samples collected from ancient human remains

On trial

Countdown to copenhagen

Who's in and out?

Bytes

Aqua guard

Denmark introduces an advanced system to moniter oxygen depletion and waste dumping in seawater

Focus on pledges

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

Denmark stakes claim over North Pole and a large chunk of the Arctic

Seeks formal recognition of its extended territory from UN

Denmark scraps tax on fat

Government gives in to pressure from the food industry, consumers

Whose view of climate equity?

The polluters say they will not pay