Pest alert
Hordes of exotic pests could soon be descending upon unsuspecting humanity, thanks to global warming
Nature's midwives
A drop in the number of pollinating agents in an ecosystem can snowball into serious consequences for biodiversity
Wanted: habitat
After being displaced from their natural habitat, bats are taking refuge in abandoned mines, buildings and houses
Written in the ice
Welcome to Sheba. Here, 50 scientists will endure extreme weather conditions to better understand the Arctic climate and global warming
Cute nightmare
Racoons, once the cute and cuddly pets, have now become a serious threat to agriculture in Japan
Top of the greens
A new generation of electric cars is moving down the ramp. Running on fuel-cell technology, these are being called the eco-friendliest cars by far
Struggling to conserve
A new technique to preserve the giant panda using in vitro fertilisation, has set off a debate. The technique's opponents would rather …
Conservation: a wider vision
A new method to conserve biodiversity views the problem from the point of view of an entire landscape instead of a single species
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