The biochemical disciplinarian

Root out cancer

Following rules doesn't pay

Cold comfort

GMs renegade genes

Ecological costs of a GM plant are higher than benefits

Abscisic acids stressful tactics

Scientists figure out how to make plants drought-resistant

Breach in drug resistance

New synthetic compound works differently on malaria

Sick mothers, ill children

Fire from the faucet

DOCUMENTARY>> NATURAL GAS ÔÇó USA

Democracy and the good road

Enter the age of bionics

With just the right battery, hearts will never skip a beat  

Orbital eccentricity

Changes in nature of Earth’s orbit tend to drive glacial cycles  

Involuntary sex change

This is next in the series of frog extinction events

First penguin deaths in sub-Antarctic region attributed to bird flu strain

The highly infectious avian influenza strain H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b has killed millions of birds and mammals across the globe

Drought in the Amazon: Understanding the causes and the need for an immediate action plan to save the biome

Only with coordinated and decisive action will we be able to mitigate the impacts of drought in the Amazon and protect this unique ecosystem that …

‘Global China’ is a big part of Latin America’s renewable energy boom, but homegrown industries and ‘frugal innovation’ are key

With plentiful hydropower and sunshine, Latin America already meets a quarter of its energy demand with renewables – nearly twice the …

Record low water levels on the Mississippi River in 2022 show how climate change is altering large rivers

Warmer atmospheric temperatures have the potential to evaporate more water, causing drought and to hold more water, causing extreme rainfall

Climate change was partly responsible for May floods, landslides in Brazil

7-day average rainfall had 1-in-500 chance, finds study; Current climate warmer by 1.2°C

Sea-level rise: 6 states in US may lose 83% coastal marshes

The coastal area will stop being a carbon sink and start releasing more carbon into the atmosphere  

A flesh-eating parasite carried by dogs is making its way to North America

A ‘One Health’ approach, requiring the collaboration of human, animal, and environmental health partners, is key to preventing …

Factsheet: Global Emissions

In 2013, the Netherlands Environmental Agency (NEA) jointly with the European Commission (EC) published a report on global carbon emissions. One …

Carving the carbon cake

NGOs literally cut up a carbon cake and distrbuted crumbs to the G77 president while the US delegates refused to accept their overwhelming portion.

Factsheet: The emissions imbalance

In 2007, the US had less than 5 per cent of the global population, but it accounted for 20 per cent of global CO2 emissions. India, with almost …

Why an American farmer commits suicide

Like their India counterparts, American farmers are losing income, piling up debt and nobody listens to them  

Look how oil spill affects health, environment in Brazil

Oil spill has spread across 2,500 kilometres since September, and has reached 92 municipalities and 14 conservation units in nine states