Oct 1 : Scientists at the University of California, Davis have provided clues on how to safeguard the planet’s biodiversity.

Sept 26 : A WWF expedition has uncovered 11 new plant and animal species in a remote area in central Vietnam.

Sept 16 : A bout of torrential rain has uncovered a Viking treasure trove in a Swedish garden.

Sept.15 : Spanish researchers have concluded that workers and volunteers who helped in the clean-up operations of the 2002 Prestige oil spill off the Galician coast of Spain suffer from

September 15 : CSIRO Exploration & Mining scientist, Dr Ryan Noble, has found that chemical ingredients in soft drinks and wine may underpin extraction of minerals at a cheaper cost.

September 6 : Airline passengers and crews who hold poor cabin air quality responsible for nasal irritation and headaches they suffer should, in fact, blame the oils on their skin, hair and clothing for these symptoms.

Sept 6 : Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley are aiming to develop a cutting edge technology for detecting diseases in humans exposed to environmental contaminants.

Sept 4 : The world’s dams are contributing millions of tonnes of harmful greenhouse gases and spurring on global warming, a new study by a US environmental agency has revealed.

Aug 28 : UK has listed the ubiquitous House Sparrow and hedgehogs in an updated list of species that need conservation and protection.

Aug 28 : Tropical rainfall is on the rise, NASA scientists have said. Using a 27-year-long global record of rainfall assembled by the international scientific community from satellite