Droughts in west Africa over the past 20 years may have been caused by the destruction of rainforests in countries such as Nigeria, Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire, and further defore

Ecologists reveal that trees are precise indicators of environmental health, as they show specific symptoms with an increase in air pollution

Plants help preserve the environment in various ways

alarmed by rising levels of smog in Paris, the French government recently announced new rules to improve air quality in the city. Air quality is determined by the amount of sulphur dioxide, ozone and

Those who have had fewer respiratory diseases when young are the ones who are more susceptible to asthma

The Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) held a series of meetings at the UN Environment Programme headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, from March 14-19, 1997.

Research on microorganisms is carried out in several stages comprised easy operations

Although providing milk to the new-born is the exclusive role of mothers, Charle Snowdon and his team from the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Centre, US, have reported that the hormone

It is dangerous and expensive to reclaim munition sites (dumping sites for disused ammunition). However, John Huges of George R Brown University in Houston, Texas, us, has unveiled the potential of

...are the local wetlands in Assam on account of short sighted flood control measures and unsavoury fishing practices