dog owners in Taipei will now have to implant microchips in their dogs to help tackle the plague of strays in the city. The city administration has passed a new law that dog owners must put

Nepal is becoming an important centre for illegal traffic of wild birds

Cancer in children has increased following radioactive leakage from a plant in France

Cement kilns are the third largest contributors of carbon dioxide

Rare insects in the US now qualify for legal protection

For some people, the burning desire for fine foods may be an indication of a subtle brain damage, say Swiss researchers. Marianne Regard of University hospital, Zurich and Teodor Landis of Hospital

Inhalers may lead to an added risk of acquiring cataract for asthma sufferers, according to a study conducted by the University of Sydney, Australia. A team led by Robert Cumming claims that 14 per

Experts say the most ambitious river navigation project in South America could ruin the Paraguay Parana river and the world s largest remaining wetland

Large scale logging in the tropics has led to the disappearance of bird species

By maintaining terrestrial forestation to improve the soils, drylands can be saved from being further degraded