A new study provides evidence that the extraordinary global warming of recent years is a result of the burning of fossil fuels and other human activities that add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.

Ten private enterprises in the refrigerants and foam sectors in Mexico received $2.7 million from UNDP to help phase out use of ozone depleting substances in production

China has signed the international treaty which aims at reducing 'greenhouse' gases responsible for warming of earth's atmosphere which, experts say, could have a devastating effect. Beijing became

The male brain shrinks more rapidly with age than its female counterpart, particularly in the frontal and temporal lobe regions. This was repor

While the aircraft industry flies high with composites, one question nags engineers: are they really safe?

James Fenton, ecological advisor to the Natural Trust of Scotland, says it is incorrect to say that human activity has destroyed the native woods of the Scottish Highlands. He adds that

Environmentalists in Europe are campaigning for a tax on aviation fuels to reduce aircraft emissions

scientists: Glaciers are fast receding in Antarctica because of global warming, say Indian experts who have returned from a national expedition of the icy continent recently. The Dakshin Gangotri

A new player has entered the global warming debate, the Pew Center on Global Climate Change. The center intends to focus on research, public education and most of all, figuring out what can and

President Bill Clinton was urged by European Union politicians and US environmentalists to beef up US policy for tackling climate change. The United Nations Environment Programme, plans to set up an