Madagascar, which has been isolated from landmasses for more than 160m years, is the world's fourth largest island and a "conservation hotspot" with thousands of exotic species found only here. These include nearly 100 species of lemur, six ........

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed new standards that will improve the gas mileage of new cars and light trucks. The deadline to submit comments is Wednesday, November 25th.

Sea levels could rise by up to six metres if the world fails to get pollution under control, according to the latest study in the Antarctic.

Melting of the Arctic sea ice due to global warming is diluting surface waters and this is endangering some species of shellfish which need minerals in the water to form their shells and skeletons, scientists have found.

Rape victims need justice too!!

Most experts agree that we are losing upwards of 80,000 acres of tropical rainforest daily ... Along with this loss and degradation, we are losing some 135 plant, animal and insect species every day--or some 50,000 species a year--as the forests fall.

Every time he goes for a walk he brings back a can, plastic bottle, sandwich wrapper or other bit of litter and when we get home we ask him which bin it goes in and he drops it in the right bin every time - unlike the rest of the family

PLUCKY pooch Jack lived to tell the tale after spending a storm-lashed night -- stuck on a ledge 200ft up a sea cliff. Owner Kim Gregory feared the worst when his nine-year-old collie chased a rabbit over the edge of the 330ft drop called

The David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is scheduled to host the notoriously cruel R.W. Commerford & Sons Traveling Petting Zoo this weekend, November 21 and 22. Commerford is a business that hauls exotic animals to various

The case of Oreo, a pit bull who inspired headlines and received an outpouring of public sympathy when her "owner" tossed her off a Brooklyn rooftop in June (she fell six stories and broke both of her front legs), has ignited a controversy.