Environment
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Yes to reclamation on land
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Man-made chemicals cited in health scourges – UN report
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‘Alien’ wildlife wreaks havoc
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Icy Siberian caves show tiny warming
Ancient records from icy caves in Siberia show that a small amount of global warming can thaw vast areas of frozen ground and release harmful stores of greenhouse gases, a study showed. Any melt of permafrost, or permanently frozen soil that covers...
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Ocean life is under threat
History is repeating itself as global warming threatens a reoccurrence of extinction and upheaval in the oceans last seen 180 million years ago, scientists have warned. A study of ancient rocks and fossils along the North Yorkshire coast in the UK...
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Blemished food in UN banquet
The United Nations treated government ministers and officials to a meal of blemished African fruit and vegetables on Tuesday to highlight how perfectly edible food is being rejected by European supermarkets. The five-course meal for 500 delegates...
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Gaping flower
The chasmanthe is an alien species of flowering plant from South Africa. It was presumably first brought to Malta as a garden flower but now grows wild, usually in the vicinity of urban areas and close to farmhouses where it was probably...
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Ice thaw may leave polar bears hungry
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19% of reptiles facing extinction
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A carnival of promises
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Unsightly earthworms
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Pledges no one will make
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Fortress mentality
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‘Illegal, unregulated and undeclared’
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Second round of prizes for collectors of plastic bottles
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Promoting eco- and agri-tourism
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Leguminous plants
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Arctic oil spill plans ‘too vague’
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Deforestation on the rise again in Amazon
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Mepa permit renewals public consultation