The Arctic carbon sink

Snow covered plants in the tundra start absorbing carbon dioxide in early spring itself

Nightmare in Europe

The Danube river system will take several years to rid itself of the cyanide

Karnataka villagers suspect biodiversity register

Changing climes

Climate change is a very slow process, notoriously difficult to understand. Is it happening in India? Residents of some Himalayan towns, where …

Invasive Alien Species

Think of an invasion, and the picture that comes to mind is usually that of planes and tanks, machines and men, shells and gunshots. But animal …

Uttarakhand opens biodiversity park in Haldwani to encourage conservation

The state’s rich botanical heritage is facing threats from climate change, degrading landscapes, habitat loss and development activities

China admits to tiger skin trade at international forum

Around 1,600 tigers have been traded globally since 2000

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Surprise weapon

Oil from summer cypress can combat West Nile virus

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To save the future

A change is needed in government policy to discourage the use of fossil fuels. Strict pollution control measures have to be implemented

Alarming situation

If fossil fuel emissions go unchecked, there is a possibility of sulphur dioxide emissions increasing four-fold in India by 2020

Early signals

Scientists became aware of acid rain more than a century ago

Paradise in peril

Galpagos, an archipelago straddling the equator 1,000 km west of Ecuador, is probably the world's best-known biodiversity zone. But alien species …

Growing fences

Burgeoning population and agricultural encroachment in the last half century have erected artificial walls within the Gond tribes. These ethnic …

Supergrass

Here is the latest on genetically-modified plants with enough power to neutralise some of the most potent pollutants we know today

What upsets the nitrogen balance?

Broad-spectrum antibiotics increase risk of obesity in children below 2

Study shows that children given broad-spectrum antibiotics were two times more likely to be obese than other children

Deep in trouble

The ecology of Scotland may undergo a major transformation due to climatic changes, says a report

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Acid rain arriving soon in India

It wreaked havoc in Europe. Now scientists are worried that acid rain may soon acquire grave proportions in India. Acid rainwater may cause …

Colours of Nature

An organisation in Mumbai documents the presence of dyeing pigments in microbes and plants

Nepal's poor carry it off

As the Himalayan country's forestry scheme for the poor reaps rich dividends, its government entrusts more degraded areas to the underprivileged. …

Court raps environment ministry

Asks why it allowed Nirma to create confusion on wetland

Desert blooms

Halophytes - plants growing on saline soil - could be India's Answer to the problems of salt desert and wasteland reclamation, besides Being …