Environment

ECOLOGY   Humans are the most successful consumer of resources that Earth has produced. Our success has altered our planet. Humanity is currently experiencing limits to further growth. We…

Even one year after the disaster at the Daiichi nuclear plant in Fukushima, Japan, it is still unfolding. It was locally surpassing the severity of Chernobyl relatively soon in the first few weeks.…

• Climate change is any long-term significant change in average temperature, precipitation and wind patterns. Climate change takes place due to emissions of greenhouse gases which causes…

Scientists have reported the discovery of the floor of the world's oldest forest. They are now piecing together a view of this ancient site, dating back about 385 million years and - because…

Sanganer has developed as major hub of textile dyeing and  printing. Besides it is also famous for hand made paper. But this is causing havoc to the environment and almost none of the industry…

World wide energy consumption is projected to grow by 59 percent over the next two decades,according to International Energy Outlook 2001 (IEO 2001), released by US Energy Information Administration…

Salinity is a global problem. The continuous loss of arable land due to irrigation in arid and semi-arid regions of the world, over-exploitation and mismanagement contribute to global change in a way…

One of the most effective arguments for science solutions to agriculture issues is the misuse of pesticides.  It's one area where activists and scientists agree. Brown planthoppers are one of a…

The last 65 million years of natural history in North America may be broken into six distinct, consecutive waves of mammal species diversity, or evolutionary faunas', according to a new paper in the…

From a Press Release by Yorkshire Water: Trillions Of Fat-Busting Bugs To Be Deployed To Help Fight Sewer Fat Trillions of fat busting bugs are being deployed from today (Thursday 22 December) by…