Environment
Hungry herbivores can help halt biodiversity loss
By By Gail Wilson | 11 Apr 2014
No ‘permanent El Niño,’ scientists say — and the tropics may get even hotter
By By Eric Gershon | 07 Apr 2014
Using more wood for construction can slash global reliance on fossil fuels
03 Apr 2014
A Yale University-led study has found that using more wood and less steel and concrete in building and bridge construction would substantially reduce global carbon dioxide emissions and fossil fuel consumption
Deforestation of sandy soils a greater threat to climate change
By By Kevin Dennehy | 02 Apr 2014
Air pollution kills 7 mn worldwide annually: WHO
25 Mar 2014
According to WHO air pollution was the cause of about one in eight deaths and had now emerged as the single biggest environmental health risk
Northeast Greenland ice loss accelerating
18 Mar 2014
Tropical grassy ecosystems under threat
14 Mar 2014
Newly catalyst may lead to low-cost, clean production of methanol
By By Mark Shwartz | 07 Mar 2014
Warmer temperatures push malaria to higher elevations
07 Mar 2014
Research has established that malarial parasites creep to higher elevations during warmer years and back down to lower altitudes when temperatures cool