An Indo US biodiversity research project contract has stirred up a hornet's nest

In April, this year, a group of researchers set out for the Itombwe forest in eastern Zaire, an area known for its rare and fragile biodiversity. The team, whose trip was funded by New York's

Unexpected photography from aboard a space shuttle reveals patches of sulphate aerosols which keep some industrial pockets cooler

young emperor penguin chicks have been observed moving further away from their home in Antarctica to warmer waters of north. And therein lies the danger, for these waters are not bound by

conservation scientists are dismayed at the proposed cuts to uk 's biodiversity programme. An as yet unpublished internal review by the department of environment ( doe ) recommends the

A 17-month air analysis in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, which ended recently, has found that lead pollution is the highest in the world here during the low-rain period. The analyis, carried out by

While debating the ways to attain global food security, national governments ignore the most pertinent issue: rapidly disappearing agro biodiversity

As nations bicker, the list of countries reporting the loss of wild relatives of specific crops grows

The discovery of the role played by pre historic people in the extinction of several species of animals and birds gives the subject of biodiversity depletion and conservation strategies a new twist