Dinosaurs might have known a surprising amount about what we think of as a quintessentially modern problem: global warming.

Melting Himalayan glaciers are threatening to unleash a torrent of floods into mountain valleys, and ultimately dry up rivers across South Asia. A new study, due to be presented in July to the International Commission on Snow and Ice (ICSI), predicts that most of the glaciers in the region will vanish within 40 years as a result of global warming.

The main source of the illegal trade in ozone gobbling chemicals, the mafia in Russia is now in the line of fire

Animal rights is what this group set out to repair. Then all of Earth came under its care

IT is two years since western governments, in a fit of enthusiasm for green issues, proposed a US $1.5 billion "pilot project" to find ways to protect the world's rainforests. Meeting in

Giant electricity plants in the Sahara desert could provide 15 per cent of Europe's power. But there may be better solar solutions closer to home.

Returning to Africa after a 10 year absence, Chris Reij could barely believe his eyes. On the arid margins of the Sahara in Niger, all he could see were trees.

Many cities of the world reel under severe lead pollution as they continue using heavily leaded petrol. The case for the phasing out of lead is stronger than ever before

Away from human interference, the virgin Arctic islands are, ironically, more polluted than the distant industrialised settlements. And the reason is a filthy secret

The drawbacks of modern, high yield crops are prompting farmers and researchers to go back to traditional, well adapted varieties.

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