With only about one-sixth of the original coral cover left, most Caribbean coral reefs may disappear in the next 20 years, primarily due to the loss of grazers in the region, according to th... Read more
An international team of experts reported today that evidence linking hormone-mimicking chemicals to human health problems has grown stronger over the past decade An international team of ex... Read more
Chemists at the University of Burgos (Spain) have manufactured a sheet that changes colour in the presence of water contaminated with mercury. The results can be seen with the naked eye but... Read more
The idea of planet-wide environmental boundaries, beyond which humanity would go at its peril, is gaining ground PULL a spring, let it go, and it will snap back into shape. Pull it further a... Read more
The report highlights the huge potential of a marine-based economy The report highlights the huge potential of a marine-based economy some five months before world governments meet to... Read more
Global Environment Facility funds its most ambitious international programme ever For once, there is good news for the environment: a flurry of international conservation initiatives... Read more
One laptop per child seems a simple slogan, chock full of benefit. What could go wrong when you put the power of the Internet and solar cells into the hands of children in the developing wor... Read more
