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Wildlife tourism generates conservation cash that many at-risk species now rely on to a startling degree. Curb it at their peril INDIA is home to the largest remaining wild populations of the tiger. Even so, there are estimated to be just 1500 to 2000 Bengal tigers left. They are the poster species of the country’s […]

Illegal fishing boats in Sierra Leonean waters are costing the country’s economy $30 million each year – and some of their hauls end up in the European Union, according to a UK campaign group. The EU says it is taking action to prevent the practice. The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), a non-profit group based in […]

The world really is getting stormier. US tide records have provided compelling evidence that global warming is making large storms and cyclones more frequent. If current trends continue, the US will be battered increasingly often, and by more big storms like Hurricane Katrina. Many studies have claimed that hurricanes are becoming more common, or stronger, […]

The surge of ice loss from Greenland between 2005 and 2010, which drove up sea levels around the world, was not unprecedented. A similar spurt happened in the late 1980s, and possibly decades earlier as well. While such surges will be tricky to predict, better models of the ice sheet mean that we can make […]

WITH nuclear power on the ropes in Japan, it could be solar power’s time to shine. Minamisoma City in Fukushima prefecture has signed an agreement with Toshiba to build the country’s biggest solar park. The deal comes weeks after Japan introduced feed-in tariffs to subsidise renewable energy – a move that could see the nation […]

Does the North Pole belong to Greenland and by extension to Denmark, to which it is politically linked? That’s the question Danish geologists heading for the Arctic this week will be trying to answer. They hope the seismic data they collect between now and mid-September will support the claim of Denmark and Greenland to 150,000 […]

IT’S a decision few would envy: what to do with a patch of land contested by palaeontologists, gas companies and indigenous peoples? All three groups claim that James Price Point in Western Australia is invaluable: for its fossil record, its proximity to offshore gas and its place in their beliefs, respectively (see “Lost world of […]

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THE local fishermen call them the Rambo fish: their scarred, blackened skin makes them look as if they have survived wars. In fact, these are the first wild fish known to have skin cancer. The diseased coral trout, living on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, were brought to the attention of Michael Sweet at the University […]

It’s a road-to-Damascus moment. Long-standing climate sceptic Richard Muller, a physicist at the University of California at Berkeley, now says there is strong evidence that humans are indeed warming the planet. His results are under attack from all sides. Climate sceptics slate him for his apparent betrayal, while mainstream climate scientists say his results are […]

It’s a road-to-Damascus moment. Long-standing climate sceptic Richard Muller, a physicist at the University of California at Berkeley, now says there is strong evidence that humans are indeed warming the planet. His results are under attack from all sides. Climate sceptics slate him for his apparent betrayal, while mainstream climate scientists say his results are […]

Aquanaut Sylvia Earle, co-leader of the final mission to the world’s only undersea lab, says the oceans need protecting more than ever – don’t pull funding As we speak, you are 18 metres underwater in the Aquarius Reef Base off Key Largo in Florida. Why are you there?It’s 50 years since underwater habitats for people […]

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CATASTROPHIC meltdowns of reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant had less to do with the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on 11 March last year, and more to do with the plant owners’ and government’s failure to anticipate and prepare for emergencies on such an epic scale. That’s according to a report by […]

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The surface of Greenland has turned to slush. Satellite data shows that a warm spell earlier this month melted nearly the entire surface of the nation’s ice cap. The melt is unusual: normally about half of the ice sheet melts at the surface during summer, mostly at low elevations. This year the thaw was stunningly […]

POLAR bears have patrolled the planet’s icy regions for millions of years longer than previously thought – riding out several episodes of global warming in that time. While this suggests their future might not be so bleak, it is no guarantee they will survive the melting occurring in the polar regions today. Charlotte Lindqvist of […]

The destructive floods along the Mississippi river last year helped create new land in the delta. Generating more land there in the future could help protect New Orleans and the surrounding area from rising sea levels. As the 2011 Mississippi river flood moved downstream, it quickly became apparent that it threatened to inundate New Orleans. […]

The destructive floods along the Mississippi river last year helped create new land in the delta. Generating more land there in the future could help protect New Orleans and the surrounding area from rising sea levels. As the 2011 Mississippi river flood moved downstream, it quickly became apparent that it threatened to inundate New Orleans. […]

Heatwaves aren’t just a problem for humans. They can reshape marine ecosystems too. Such extreme weather events will become more common because of climate change. They can ravage land ecosystems, but until now little has been known about their effects in the seas. Events last year in the sea off Australia’s west coast suggest that […]

Heatwaves aren’t just a problem for humans. They can reshape marine ecosystems too. Such extreme weather events will become more common because of climate change. They can ravage land ecosystems, but until now little has been known about their effects in the seas. Events last year in the sea off Australia’s west coast suggest that […]

IT’S not enough to give you a boozy buzz, but levels of ethanol in the air are on the rise in the US. Environmental legislation has boosted the amount of ethanol-containing fuel sold there – but while plant-derived ethanol is touted for its green credentials, it can oxidise in the atmosphere to form acetaldehyde, which […]

Timbuktu’s priceless collection of ancient scientific texts is at risk of destruction by hard-line Islamists. Ansar Dine, a Tuareg militia, occupies territory around Timbuktu, a town in northern Mali listed as a world heritage site. In recent weeks, the group has destroyed historic tombs in the town (see picture), which house the remains of Islamic […]

If your plan for escaping climate change is to hide in the shade of a tree, you might be out of luck. It turns out the leaves of some plants are shrinking in response to the warmer weather. But bad news for shade-lovers may be good news for plant conservation. The changes could indicate that […]

The quest to drill the world’s deepest hole 11:34 05 July 2012 Since the mid 20th century, geologists have been drilling ever deeper into the Earth’s crust on ocean and on land, but they still haven’t come close to the mantle. A bold plan is now under way to reach the planet’s viscous interior. Richard […]

OFF the coast of Hawaii in the next few months, three old US navy ships will go down in a blaze of glory. As part of the navy’s biennial Pacific training exercise, called RIMPAC, warships, planes and submarines from 22 nations will use the vessels for target practice. Environmental activists are up in arms. The […]

Tuck in now, everyone. The era of cheap food may come to an end within decades, thanks to the depredations of climate change. US consumers face rising food prices in the next few months, because a drought in the Midwest has pushed up the cost of corn. But that is just a taste of things […]

IT’S viruses against bacteria in the struggle to preserve the Red Sea’s renowned coral reefs. The corals have been fighting off bacteria that bleach and kill them. This “white plague”, caused by Thalassomonas loyana, infects 9 per cent of Favia favus coral. Corals next to infected ones have a 61 per cent chance of catching […]

Editorial: “As freak weather becomes the norm, we need to adapt” ITS NICKNAME is the icebox of the nation. The village of Pellston in Michigan often sees arctic winters, with a thermometer-shattering record low of -47 °C in 1933. Even by late March, it is usually a very chilly place. But not this year. On 22 […]