Environmental Issues Alarmingly high mercury concentrations in the Arctic might be due to Siberian rivers May 24, 2012
Environment Seagrass on ocean coasts can store twice as much carbon as tropical rainforests, yet face destruction May 22, 2012
Environmental Issues Humans need an extra planet at current rate of resource depletion, study finds May 15, 2012
Environmental Issues Extreme weather from past decade linked to global warming March 26, 2012 - Updated on June 11, 2023
Environment China’s eco-city of the future hints towards its green turnaround March 19, 2012 - Updated on March 20, 2012
Environment Ocean life threatened by mass extinction as acidification rate nears 300 million year max March 5, 2012
Environmental Issues The first horse was the size of house cat and got even smaller as climate warmed 56 million years ago February 24, 2012
Environmental Issues Genetically engineered crops reach 11.5% of the total arable land February 10, 2012
Environmental Issues Most effective, cheapest CO2 sponge developed January 16, 2012 - Updated on October 27, 2017
Environmental Issues Canada becomes the first country to back out of the Kyoto pact December 13, 2011
Environment Glacier in Chile retreats half a mile in a year December 8, 2011 - Updated on November 23, 2016
Animals Sadly, cryogenics may be the key to saving the Great Barrier Reef (with video) November 28, 2011
Climate Vulnerable underdeveloped countries fear measures against global warming November 28, 2011 - Updated on October 27, 2017
Environmental Issues China releases carbon emissions report in light of upcoming UN climate event November 23, 2011
Environment Giant mound of dumped tires is visible from space November 21, 2011 - Updated on November 22, 2011
Environmental Issues Brazil gives dam ‘OK’, chooses clean energy over habitats and indigenous groups November 10, 2011
Environmental Issues Virgin Atlantic wants to fuel its planes with waste gas by 2014 October 12, 2011
Environment Arctic sea ice volume at record low in 2010 September 9, 2011 - Updated on October 27, 2017
Environmental Issues Japanese breakthrough can make wind power cheaper than nuclear August 30, 2011 - Updated on November 5, 2013
Environment World population to reach 7 billion by the end of the year – explosive growth threatens developing countries August 1, 2011
Environmental Issues Huge algae front reaches Chinese coast [PHOTOS] July 27, 2011 - Updated on February 16, 2016
Environmental Issues 200 million years ago, half of all life on Earth went extint from a methane eruption July 22, 2011
