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The commitments from 55 nations representing 78 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions hardly make a dent in projected warming
The founder of the Transition Towns movement explains why he is optimistic that we can survive peak oil and minimise climate change
Volcanoes killed 27 per cent of marine genera 94 million years ago – fixing our climate with sulphate aerosols could inflict a similar fate on lakes
The latest data from the Pacific northwest indicates that the biggest waves are getting bigger
Dark roads and roofs make cities hotter than the countryside – but highly reflective white roofs would cool them by an average of 0.6 °C
What happened in the aeons between the first whiff of the gas from bacteria and air we could breathe? A frozen globe and stinking oceans, for starters
Given the long lead times for building new electricity capacity we should all be concerned that around a quarter of the UK's electricity generating capacity must be replaced in...
One thing Lord Browne knew better than most was that the energy world is all about power, not money. Sadly, this fact only just seems to have caught up with a British political...
• Virgin chief and fellow business leaders call for action• Energy crisis threatens to be more serious than credit crunchSir Richard Branson and fellow leading businessmen...
Dozens of casualties reported with thick black smoke visible for miles in MiddletownAt least two people were killed and dozens more injured today in a large explosion at a gas...
Green Alliance says £12bn could be saved by ending support for high-carbon industries such as aviation and building fewer roadsMinisters could save £12bn of public spending over...
Green policies have potential to be as divisive as Europe, leadership warnedMost Conservative MPs, including at least six members of the shadow cabinet, are sceptical about their...
A recently published report is exposing some shocking exploitation of the Amazon's natural resources--and this times it's water being stolen. Where is this water headed? According...
Migrating insects have evolved to take advantage very efficiently of high speed winds (up to 60 MPH, possibly more) to travel hundreds of kilometers in relatively short periods...
A strange looking vessel took a leisurely sail on San Francisco Bay - a shakedown voyage for a plastic, fantastic adventure that should finally start next month...
Fewer than 50 wild tigers remain in China, a conservation group said Monday, voicing hope that the Year of the Tiger would not be the last for the endangered cats.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- A study in Maine shows that unused or expired medications that are thrown into the trash are showing up in landfill water, potentially putting aquatic life...
Scientists from the University of Essex in England have developed schools of robotic fish that look exactly like real fish. Except that real fish don’t have built-in GPS tracking...
The cost of the flooding in Cumbria has broken through the £200 million barrier, an insurance trade body said.
British rescuers are packing up and heading home from devastated Haiti, saying it would be an "absolute miracle" if anyone else was found alive in the ruins.
Haiti's government has said it will move 400,000 people made homeless by the devastating earthquake from the shattered capital to new resettlement areas on the outskirts.
The "breathtaking" Giant's Causeway has been awarded a £3 million grant to help create new facilities for visitors, the Heritage Lottery Fund has announced.
Hundreds of invasive species are posing one of the greatest threats to wildlife across the world, conservationists have warned.
Fewer but more ferocious and destructive hurricanes are likely to occur in the next century as a result of global warming, a new climate study suggests.
The scientist at the centre of the "climategate" row contemplated suicide after hackers leaked his emails suggesting that he was selectively releasing information to fit his theories...
The Environmental Audit Commission has published its third report on the EU Emissions Trading Scheme in which it blasts the mechanism for being too loose to be effective and calls...
The Environment Agency will warn millions of people if their homes or businesses are in imminent danger of flooding.
Volcanoes killed 27 per cent of marine genera 94 million years ago - fixing our climate with sulphate aerosols could inflict a similar fate on lakes
The founder of the Transition Towns movement explains why he is optimistic that we can survive peak oil and minimise climate change
The last Neanderthals in Europe died out at least 37,000 years ago – and both climate change and interaction with modern humans could be involved in their demise...
A handful of personal care companies are looking to the U.S. government to clarify regulations for organic labeling and advertising claims.
Dr. Bronner's...
Climate change is hard to imagine since it is dealing with small changes over a long period of time. A new NASA Web site can help younger children understand how and why their...
The same evolutionary genetic advantages that have helped increase human lifespans also make humans susceptible to diseases of aging such as cancer, heart disease and dementia...
You may have heard that eating peanuts and peanut butter may expose you to Aflatoxin, a carcinogen. But peanuts are an excellent source of protein, so what can you do to neutralize...
The aftershock sequence of the magnitude 7 earthquake that struck near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 12, 2010, will continue for months, if not years. The frequency of events...
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