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Environment

Sea stars bulk up to beat the heat

A new study finds that a species of sea star stays cool using a strategy never before seen in the animal kingdom.
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Farming needs to be global focus

The world's most prominent agricultural scientists and leaders underscored how neglecting agriculture in the Copenhagen agreement could lead to widespread famine and food shortages in the years ahead.
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Sponges recycle carbon to give life to coral reefs

Coral reefs support some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet, yet they thrive in a marine desert. So how do reefs sustain their thriving populations? MORE »

Climate variability and dengue incidence

Research demonstrates associations between local rainfall and temperature and cases of dengue fever, which affects an estimated fifty million people per year worldwide. MORE »

16/11/2009 - Origin of dissolved arsenic in Bangladesh drinking water

11/11/2009 - Controversial new climate change results

11/11/2009 - Climate change linked to California droughts

11/11/2009 - Reducing greenhouse gases may not be enough

10/11/2009 - Past informs present global warming debate

10/11/2009 - Nitrogen loss threatens desert plant life

10/11/2009 - Ants are friendly to some trees

09/11/2009 - Are the Alps growing or shrinking?

09/11/2009 - Solar energy progress and challenges

09/11/2009 - Coral reefs inspire rare consensus

09/11/2009 - Innovative plan to save rainforest

09/11/2009 - Air pollution increases infants' risk of bronchiolitis

09/11/2009 - Airborne nitrogen shifts aquatic nutrient

04/11/2009 - Climate change and coral spawning

04/11/2009 - Timber harvest impacts amphibian growth

02/11/2009 - Wolves, moose and biodiversity

22/10/2009 - Beaches become a model for preservation

22/10/2009 - 20th century warming is unlike natural variation

22/10/2009 - Global Seed banking milestone celebrated

22/10/2009 - Glacial melting may release pollutants

20/10/2009 - What are coral reef services worth?

19/10/2009 - The source of the Earth's mineral riches

14/10/2009 - Nitrogen Mysteries in Urban Grasslands

13/10/2009 - Key new ingredient in climate model

13/10/2009 - World will miss 2010 target to stem biodiversity loss

13/10/2009 - Risk of flooding in England

13/10/2009 - CO2 levels at 15 million year high

08/10/2009 - Water scarcity will create global security concerns

07/10/2009 - Do dust particles curb climate change?

05/10/2009 - How to limit risk of climate catastrophe

30/09/2009 - Marine microbe is source of rare nutrient

30/09/2009 - Air pollutants from abroad a growing concern

30/09/2009 - Is trash the solution to tackling climate change?

30/09/2009 - New clean energy source

23/09/2009 - Conference supporting UN efforts to curb desertification

21/09/2009 - World river deltas sinking

16/09/2009 - Forest ecologist sees climate consequences

16/09/2009 - Climate change spells a global health catastrophe

16/09/2009 - Birds respond to climate change

16/09/2009 - Climate change will lead to less ultraviolet radiation

14/09/2009 - CO2 unlocks Antarctic secrets

14/09/2009 - Looking deeply into polymer solar cells

14/09/2009 - New emphases in Arctic climate change research

14/09/2009 - Image created of Himalayan fault

14/09/2009 - Spanish forestry unsustainable

14/09/2009 - Man-made crises surpassing human ability

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