Scientists say palm trees can predict climate change

Switzerland votes for phasing out nuclear power, switching to renewable energy

The new energy policy prohibits construction of new nuclear power plants and promotes the use of renewable energy sources and energy conservation

Toxic rain

Pesky pets

One of the first species domesticated by man, the pigeon is now an invasive species and a pest in many parts of the world

Wheat rusts no more

WHO announces council to speed up TB vaccine development

Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus announces plan to save millions of lives at World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

Golden cure

Bugged poultry

With bacteria resistant to antibiotics

Pyrrhic victory

Reviewing website

Negotiations pick pace as US proposes amendment text on exempted countries

The amendment text proposed by the US allows HFC exemption for 34 countries, mostly from the Middle East and Africa

El Nino and La Nina weather events set to increase: report

Frequency of extreme weather events is expected to nearly double with global warming—from one in 23 years to one in 13 years

Two-stroke vehicles are the worst polluters

Six per cent of bikes and 70 per cent of three wheelers run on two-stroke engines in India

Glaciers in the Alps are melting faster than ever — and 2022 was their worst summer yet

This year Switzerland’s glaciers have lost an average of 6.2 per cent of their ice

Fight over Novartis's patent to intensify

According to report

'Resurgence of smuggling in Myanmar threat to wild Asian elephants'

Smugglers resort to torture to capture and train elephant calves, says report by wildlife monitoring network

Watch the clock

Understanding body clock can pave the way for better health

Conservation kills

They thought saving the animals would help save the Alp's ecology. They were wrong

Ships contribute to warming

Net Zero 2050: Swiss vote for clean energies over fossil fuels

Proposal to cut carbon dioxide emissions, accelerate renewables receives almost 60% votes

Ray of hope

A foodstuff industry fungus finds a new job: cleaning up ash from municipal waste

Warming behind floods

Studies prove greenhouse gases cause frequent intense rainfall

Roman secret to durable architecture? Self-healing concrete

Quicklime, pozzolanic material ‘hot-mixed’ to make concrete can endure for millenia; It can also help reduce environment …

Enzyme to counter toxin in tasty food