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Wildlife still suffers four years after BP oil spill

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 9, 2014, 09:58

Birds, fish, dolphins and turtles are still struggling in the Gulf of Mexico, four years after the worst oil spill in US history, a leading wildlife group said today.

Soon, trees to deliver high-power storage devices

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 8, 2014, 23:06

In a major breakthrough, scientists have found a novel way to make high-tech energy storage devices from your neighbourhood tree.

Global warming could be accelerated by permafrost thawing

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 8, 2014, 10:39

Researchers have found new evidence that permafrost thawing is releasing large quantities of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere via plants, which could accelerate warming trends.

Southampton Varsity project to help delta residents adapt to climate change

Last Updated: Monday, April 7, 2014, 21:03

Researchers from the University of Southampton are leading an international project to understand the effect of climate change on people living in deltas in South Asia and Africa, and how they respond.

Arid areas absorb unexpectedly high amounts of atmospheric carbon

Last Updated: Monday, April 7, 2014, 21:06

A new research, conducted over a period of ten years in Mojave Desert, has found that arid areas absorb an unexpectedly large amount of carbon as levels of carbon dioxide increase in the atmosphere.

Hole over tropical West Pacific reinforcing ozone depletion in polar regions

Last Updated: Monday, April 7, 2014, 10:37

Researchers have found that an atmospheric hole over the tropical West Pacific is reinforcing ozone depletion in the polar regions and could have a significant influence on the climate of the Earth.

How avalanches are triggered in Himalayas revealed

Last Updated: Saturday, April 5, 2014, 11:58

Researchers have said that the amount of snow needed to trigger an avalanche in the Himalayans can be up to four times smaller than in the Alps.

Climate: UN experts see options to brake juggernaut

Last Updated: Saturday, April 5, 2014, 09:51

A week after publishing the starkest warning yet on the risks of climate change, UN experts meet in Berlin from Monday to assess options for limiting the threat.

Coming, bio-engineered trees that produce paper

Last Updated: Friday, April 4, 2014, 11:43

In a breakthrough for pulp and paper industry and environment lovers alike, researchers have genetically engineered trees that would be easier to break down to produce paper and biofuel.

London smog forces British PM Cameron to skip jog

Last Updated: Thursday, April 3, 2014, 20:04

The thick blanket of smog caused by dust from Africa`s Sahara desert that is engulfing the city of London today even forced British Prime Minister David Cameron to cancel his daily morning jog.