Environment can lead to a skewed male to female ratio environment can influence the ratio of males to females in plants as well as in human beings, say studies done by two different teams of scientists. In case of plants, it is an aspect of demography balancing the population. For us, it is an environmental effect whose cause can be traced back to our activities. It has been seen

Bangalore, DHNS:

: Environmentalist A N Yellappa Reddy, on Sunday, said that nature has great impact on human health. Life in forests, where rate of pollution is less, is healthy and peaceful. However, those living in highly polluted areas have serious problems.

New York: Women exposed to high levels of certain kinds of pollutants are less likely to give birth to male children. That's the startling finding of a new study that reviewed data on pregnant women in San Francisco who were exposed to high levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), a group of banned environmental pollutants, in the 1950s and 1960s. And it's not an isolated finding either, reports ScienceDaily. Similar exposure is thought to have occurred in Wales, after a quarry on the edge of Groesfaen village near Cardiff was used as a toxic dumping ground from 1965 to 1972.

I have recently returned from Goa where I read an article in the Herald dated 10 December 2007, entitled

An international consortium of scientists recently emphasised on the irreversible harm that toxic chemicals can cause to foetuses and infants. The consensus was reached at the International

Andhra Pradesh is in choppy waters over a proposed ship breaking yard at Vodarevu

A United Nations report highlights the connection between environment and health