Megadiversity

Tree's a crowd

The loggers' chainsaws may not spell doom for tropical forest lands after all

Drawing a bead on waste

Hope for Earth

We are producing less CFCs - the main agent for ozone depletion. That, say experts, is a good sign

Countdown to extinction?

As the Arctic Heats up, black guillemots are disappearing from Alaska

No jackpot, this

Virus to the rescue

Ozone hole over Tibet

Claims Chinese study

Citizen science growing in India: Study

The concept is gaining rapid popularity in India and citizen science projects have considerable potential to contribute to environmental …

Having a ball

Great balls of fire! Science has finally explained ball lightning, a mysterious atmospheric phenomenon until now

Desperately seeking experts

The environmental situation in India is grave -- our natural resources are getting depleted at an alarming rate and there is an acute paucity of …

Soft target

Pests attack poplar plantations

Shattering myths

The world's largest experiment in sustainable rainforest management is all set to shatter some age-old myths

Tree heat

Environmentalists give us one more reason to save the rainforests from being axed

Drought and El Nio

Are periods of drought in India linked to cyclical weather patterns

Summer squalls

... a result of urbanisation?

A burning problem

Backyard burning releases more dioxins into the air than municipal incinerators

Corn against mercury

Bihar set to increase size of its green budget for next financial year

After education and health, major provisions will be made for the green budget, said officials

Indicator of doom

Ecosystems undergo dramatic fluctuations just before collapse

Tackling cow belching

Fired up about ozone

A prairie refuge

The vast grasslands in USA are finally making a comeback

Poisoned land

Pollutants released by world's industrialised nations end up in Inuit's food

Toxic threat

The Pacific killer whale, orcas, could be one of the most contaminated marine mammals