Wine production crossing the Channel & more: Study captures changing geography of vineyards due to climate change

In Asia, Himalayas predicted to see more growth in wine production, along with Pamirs  

Britain’s seas are warming from John O’Groats to The Lizard, data collected by all-female rowboat crew finds

Kent, Thames Estuary, East Anglia, Yorkshire & the Humber, Northumberland and Scottish Lowlands notable exceptions

Higgs hypothesis gathers mass

Scientists say the discovered particle is consistent with the sought-after Higgs boson

Flowering plant undoes 100 million years of evolution, shows signs of self-pollination

Parisian pansies are smaller, produce less nectar than 20-30 years ago; environmental changes can to further decline in pollinators, warn scientists

Heatwave grips US too, ‘excessive heat warning’ for some areas

Biden announces measures to combat climate change  

Almost entire global population breathes unhealthy air: WHO

Large variation in PM2.5 levels across global economies, NO2 concentration almost same

Wolf hunting banned in Slovakia

The gray wolf will be a protected species in Slovakia, eastern Europe, from June 1

African countries need to seize opportunities created by US-China tensions

This will require a great deal of imagination and courage

No new diesel cars meet EU NOx emission standards: study

The study contests car manufacturers' claim that newest diesel cars are far cleaner

Cancer overtakes heart ailments as leading cause of death in 10 European nations

Compared to cancer, cardio treatments have improved much more, say experts

Ignored threat

Climate change threatens species’ genetic diversity too

Panchayats, European style

G-7 plan against N-fallout

All that is bad

ends up in Africa? A suspect consignment reaches the shores of Kenya riling the natives

Energising!

Dubious diversion

Low-cost hiv drugs for Africa reach Europe instead

India approves Kyoto ratification

Raining misery

Millions of Africans die due to droughts caused by air pollution from industrialised countries

Cinderella's carriage

Biodegradable plastic car parts can be made from miscanthus grass

Indians, Europeans share same parentage, say tummy bacteria

A Swiss canton that banished cars

The divide will always remain

Patterns in the sky

It is that time of the year again when starlings roam the skies in huge swarms that form distinct patterns. Down To Earth tells you more about …

DNA sequencing of brown trout to improve conservation: Scientists

The salmonid species' superpowers made them one of the first to recolonise previously frozen freshwater areas from the sea at the end of the last …

At least 750,000 children at risk of contracting water-borne diseases in Eastern Ukraine: UNICEF

Eastern Ukraine’s drinking water supply has been affected as vital water infrastructures are damaged due to the conflict