Nitrogen is essential to all life on Earth, and the processes by which it cycles through the environment may determine how ecosystems respond to global warming. But certain aspects of the nitrogen cycle in temperate and tropical forests have puzzled ...
Many birds are arriving earlier each spring as temperatures warm along the East Coast of the United States. However, the farther those birds journey, the less likely they are to keep pace with the rapidly changing climate.
GlobeScan today unveiled a new mechanism for measuring and comparing individual consumer behavior as it relates to the environment. Individuals around the world can find out where they rank.
Snow on the last day of April has placed 2008 in the record books as the fourth year since 1919 that measurable snow fell in Fairbanks on that day, according to the National Weather Service.
Saturday , March 29, 2008, Earth Hour invites people around the world to turn off their lights for one hour - from 8:00pm to 9:00pm in their local time zone. On this day, cities around the world, will hold events to commit to energy conservation.
While the MPG per person is fairly good. People have been pointing their fingers towards the airline industry when it comes to pollution. Reaction Engine has a hydrogen-poweed A2 aircraft concept that would be capable of hitting Mach-5 - five times ..
BBC science producer Martin Redfern is spending a month in the Antarctic reporting on International Polar Year. You can follow his exploits on this page.
The UK's former top diplomat has called for a massive increase in the amount of money available to help developing countries to adapt to climate change.
Addresses the three arguments against wind: their ineffectiveness per se as a means of generating energy; their apparent ruination of idyllic countryside by their very presence; and the debate as to whether they pose a real danger to wildlife.
