Air Pollution Set to Soar as Vehicle Population Grows Exponentially in Indian Cities
A seven-fold increase in vehicles across two decades has led to increasing air pollution in most Indian cities and this will increase as trends continue.
Climate Change: UK Likely To Miss 2030 Target For Emission Reductions
A report finds that carbon emissions in UK in 2030 will be almost double the rate prescribed by its climate change committee.
Barack Obama and China's Xi Jinping Agree Landmark Cuts to Carbon Emissions
US and China unveil new carbon reduction targets on sidelines of Apec Summit in Beijing.
Underwater Robot Dolphins Used to Study How Shrinking Antarctic Glaciers Are Melting
Caltech's robotic Seagliders are studying where the warm waters melting polar ice are coming from.
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History Repeating: 'Overpopulation and Drought' Led to Assyrian Empire Collapse
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Kilauea Volcano: Deaths from 1790 Hawaii Eruption Examined for Clues
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Italian Scientists who 'Failed to Predict L'Aquila Earthquake' have Manslaughter Convictions Quashed
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Moscow: Russian Capital Covered in Blanket of 'Foul Smelling' Toxic Gas
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Senegal: Cairn Energy Makes Second 'Significant' Oil Find of up to 670 Million Barrels
It is Cairn's second oil discovery in the Sangomar region in the past month.
Biomass Burning In South Asia Leads To High Emissions Of Ozone And Other Toxic Gases
Carbon monoxide and nitrous oxide emissions found to be as high as 60% over South Asia.
Climate Change: Vacuum Cleaning App Helps Clear Carbon Dust From Junk In Inbox
Appliances major Electrolux comes out with free app that helps calculate carbon emissions from junk in email inbox.
Bats Have Perfected Signals Jamming Techniques In Race For Food
Scientists find bats using technique to remove competition at meal time.
Tiger Extinction Risk Raised Further with Spread of Deadly Disease, WCS Says
Canine distemper virus surfaces as new threat to tiger populations.
Typhoon Haiyan Anniversary: Portraits of Survivors and Their Stories
A year after Typhoon Haiyan battered the Philippines, survivors are struggling to rebuild homes.
Biodiversity: A 'Fraction of Global Military Spending' Can Help Manage Protected Areas Better
Just 2.5% of global expense on military can help protect the planet's biodiversity, say experts.
Typhoon Haiyan Then and Now: Photographer Returns to Philippines a Year Later
Photographer Chris McGrath returns to Tacloban one year after Typhoon Haiyain hit the area.
France Mystery Drones: Three 'Model Aeroplane Enthusiasts' Arrested Near Nuclear Plant
Police held trio with unmanned aircraft near Belleville-sur-Loire reactor.
Two Steel Bolts 'as Big as Human Arm' Plummet from London Cheesegrater Skyscraper
The Leadenhall Building in the City is now entirely cordoned off to pedestrians while safety checks take place.
First Fossil of 240-Million-Year-Old Amphibious Ichthyosaur Discovered in China
First fossil found of amphibious ichthyosaur help fill in evolutionary gap.
Climate Change: 'Unexpected Increase' in Ozone Destroying Substance HCI
Scientists find increase in substance that destroys ozone layer but Montreal Protocol 'on track'.
Jason Hawkes' Aerial Photos of London Show Rapidly Changing Face of the Capital
Jason Hawkes takes to the skies over London to show to rapidly changing face of the capital.
Typhoon Haiyan Anniversary: 40 Powerful Photos of the Storm that Devastated the Philippines
Photos of the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan which hit the Philippines on November 8, 2013.
Government Cuts Leave UK With Minimal Defence Against Floods
Flood defence has been cut by 6% in real terms under the Coalition.
Climate Change: No Quick Fix for Global Warming 'Without Cutting Down Carbon Emissions'
Restricting emissions of short-lived climate forcers will not help buy time on global warming and will provide mere short-term relief from pollution.
Climate Change Link to Infectious Diseases Clearly Revealed in Study on Buruli Ulcer
A long-term study conducted in French Guyana has shown the ways in which climate change triggers infectious diseases.
Robot Rockhopper Penguin Attacked by Jealous Female Rival
Disguised rover attacked by jealous female penguin during mating season.
Walking, Talking Baby Robot Penguins Used to Covertly Study Shy Emperor Penguins [PHOTOS + VIDEO]
Researchers used an robots disguised as penguins that could walk, talk and lay camera eggs.
Cleverly Disguised Baby Penguin Robot Interacts With Emperor Penguin Colony
Scientists use remote-controlled robot rover disguised as a penguin in order to intimately study colonies of shy Emperor penguins in Antarctica.
Europe's Most Common Bird Species are Rapidly Declining
Over the past 30 years, 36 of Europe's most common bird species have rapidly declined.
IPCC: Climate Change Deniers Warm to the News that 'Alarmist Green Groups Exaggerated Environmental Disaster'
IPCC scientist says green groups gave public wrong impression of climate change.
Boom In Dams Will Not Help Meet Power Demand But Only Affect Environment, Warns Study
New dams to increase hydropower will not be able to meet increasing demand for electricity, says study.
Man Cured of Arachnophobia After Surgical Removal of Part of His Brain
In a stroke of luck, removal of a damaged part of the brain associated with a different symptom leaves a man cured of his spider phobia.
IPCC: End Use of Fossil Fuels by 2100 or Climate Change will be Danger for World
End reliance on coal and oil or changes will be 'severe, pervasive and irreversible' – IPCC
Sinking Ground and Rising Seas Could Drown Coastal Cities by End of Century
Growing groundwater extraction is causing the ground to sink, adding to a sea-level rise by six feet.
Teenage Boy Killed in Sydney Lightning Storm
Police arrive to find 15-year-old dead at scene in New South Wales.
Supervolcanoes Accumulate 'Lava Pancakes' Over Millions of Years Before Erupting
Lake Toba study shows "tremendous" amounts of lava emitted during super-eruptions.
Antarctic Ozone Hole Reaches Size of North America in Annual Peak
Ozone hole reached 24.1 million square kilometres, slightly bigger than last year's peak.
Russia in Military and Diplomatic Effort To Seize Part of the Arctic
Moscow to submit UN application claiming 1.2 million square kilometres of Arctic Ocean.
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