Fresh light illumines search for dark matter

New evidence has emerged for the existence of dark matter -- an invisible constituent of the universe that is believed to play a key role in the …

Use of dispersants worries environmentalists

The hue and cry over the "ecological tragedy" following the oil spill off Shetland Islands is dying a natural death, and even environmentalists …

No taking cheap Colombian coal to Newcastle

John Major's Conservative government is learning the hard way that a free market economy alway works better anywhere but at home.

Genetic theft by Kew botanists

An ongoing debate in the UK questions the ethics behind the acquisition by the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew of acquiring tropical plants through …

Colonial perceptions of hunger

Perceptions of famines are as important for historians to study as the famines themselves, says a British historian. The British created famines …

Mercury thermometers coldshouldered

With health consciousness showing an upward trend, disposable non-mercury thermometers are catching on

The metal gobblers

Genetically engineered crops could reclaim the vast areas of land poisoned by the rapid strides of development

Odyssey of a disease

From sheep to cattle and then to human beings, spongiform encephalopathies, a group of fatal brain maladies, have caught the attention of …

Public property

It is good to hear Western leaders say the genetic secrets of human life should be used for public good

Plastic threat

Plastic toxins in oceans threaten lugworms, which recycle nutrients

Ground reality

Animal diversity in the soil mapped for the first time

No lesser evil

Superbug: India gets bugged

Government downplays threat from drug-resistant bacteria

Watch the clock

Understanding body clock can pave the way for better health

Future shock, this?

Ships contribute to warming

Ears have been picked, where is the info?

Global Eco Watch: Will burbot return to UK after half a century?

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Melting to extinction

Biodiversity in the UK threatened due to climate changes

Not much incentive

Red tape loosened

Onwards regardless

Motion pictures from zeroes and ones

After compact discs, it is the turn of videos to adapt to the digital- the format of tomorrow.

Fireproof plastic

No-flush toilets