Filling in the gaps

A team of French scientists comprising biologists, chemists and geologists have got together to study landfill sites. They are evolving a new …

Simple salmon

Scottish environmentalists oppose use of chemicals to control sea lice and favour organic salmon

Stormy weather blues

Researchers discover how human activities are responsible for good or bad weather at the weekend

Tree help

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

Bee confused

Far from being avid shift workers, young honeybees are quite hopeless when it comes to timekeeping

Fade to black

Coral reefs in the Andaman Sea are losing their colour, owing to extensive bleaching. Experts say global warming is to blame

Cleaning trees

Phytoremediation gets another shot in the arm as Japanese researchers transform conifer leaves to fantastic cleaning agents

In troubled waters

Coral fish, found in the waters of Southeast Asia, are falling prey to the greed of restaurateurs

Rings of evidence

Tree trunks tell a tale of post-war pollution in the uk

Ozone therapy

Reduction of ozone-depleting substances could actually lead to the ozone layer repairing itself

Manning the groves

Studies conducted on the Vietnamese coast reveal that mangroves are among the best defences one could put up against the ravages of the sea

Bad news from above

A new space-borne instrument helps NASA scientists come to a 'comprehensive' conclusion that the earth is being exposed to increasing amounts of …

From the frying-pan to fire

Sweden may be trying hard to control the phenomenon of acid rain, but the end result is another crisis at hand - a dwindling Population of the moose

Near but not dear

A recent study conducted by the World Wide Fund for Nature- International on birds in the Midway Islands proves that pollution too makes the …

Facing- rough weather

Scientists are making gloomy predictions that rising temperatures shall jeopardise not just human health but our crops as well

Low on mussel power

Ecological imbalance in the coastal areas of Kerala has caused food poisoning in people who consumed marine mussel

The killer mines

Open cast mining activity in Rajasthan has played havoc with the environment and is killing workers slowly

Virus on prowl

A virus is being used to cull the rabbit population in Australia. But will it affect other animals and spoil the ecosystem?

Metal maniacs

Genetically-modified trees could be soaking up poisonous metals from the ground in the near future or even mine for precious ones

Rooster calls no more

The tasty meat of a breed of poultry unique to Jhabua is turning out to be the its greatest enemy in the fight for survival

Toxic tides

Phytoplankton are wrecking marine ecology as scientists struggle to find a way to stop further attacks

Amazonian secrets

Hundreds of ridges that crisscross the rainforests of South America have helped flora and fauna proliferate, says a latest study

Devils in the sky

It is possible to identify non-productive clouds through satellite-transmitted pictures, say Israeli scientists

Managing El Nino

Although researchers have improved on their skills to predict extreme climate changes like the El Nio, they still have a long way to go

No laughing matter

Nitrous oxide is steadily accumulating in the upper atmosphere, eating into the ozone layer and contributing to global warming