Six Great Lakes states that unsuccessfully sought a court order to seal off the lakes from invading Asian carp on Wednesday asked other states to apply pressure on Congress to act.

The first comprehensive soil survey from areas around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant showed extensive ground contamination and another report warned of the continued threat to Japan's food cha

A rotten stench hung over a 60-mile stretch of Louisiana's Pearl River as boats trawled through thick layers of hundreds of thousands of dead fish, and sweating workers bent to scoop the carcasses

Itanagar: Chief Minister Jarbom Gamlin on Tuesday emphasised upon promoting fisheries as an alternate source of livelihood, especially for the youths of the state.

”With a significant wide range of fish resources, ranging from Alpine varieties to tropical ones in the lower altitudes, Arunachal Pradesh has the capability of emerging as a prominent hub of fisheries to boost up the state’s economy,” Gamlin observed.

Kodiyathur's biodiversity register would be welcomed by researchers as well as local people alike. One of its highlights is little known information about nearly 40 varieties of paddy and nearly 100 other crops, most of which either extinct or endangered.