Once upon a time
The establishment of a research station called the Zackenberg Ecological Research Operations (ZERO) marks Denmark's maiden effort to study …
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