U.N. talks billed as a "turning point" in a bid to slow global warming open on Monday seeking to agree curbs on greenhouse gas emissions and raise billions of dollars for the poor in aid and clean technology.

Burning fossil fuels creates carbon dioxide pollution, the primary cause of global warming. But the earth's atmosphere isn't the only victim, there's another carbon problem. About a quarter of all carbon dioxide

Many people still hold stubbornly to a belief that nature's resources are unbounded, that the world's ecosystems are simply too large to be significantly impacted by the mere actions of humans. But in fact, man-made environmental catastrophes have occurre

Right now only a handful of sources, including coal power plants, are responsible for more than half of all the global warming pollution in the United States. It's time to hold these mega-polluters responsible for their share of the dirty air.

We've got a big problem: invasive species from overseas. The zebra mussel is a prime example. It might be less than an inch long, but countless numbers of them clog up water pipes, smell up lakeside beaches, and cover up recreational boats and marina

An estimated $4 million worth of hay has spontaneously combusted, animals at the zoo are being sprayed with water and politicians are clashing over water restrictions - Adelaide's heatwave is getting to everyone. Authorities are also concerned about healt

In 2006, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) reported that livestock accounted for 18% of greenhouse gases, making livestock emissions "one of the most significant contributors to today's most serious environmental problems."

What is becoming an issue in the West with gas and oil exploration, due to the number of so-called "split estates" in which a person may own the surface rights to something, but someone else buys the mineral rights.

Indonesia's rainforests are world-renowned for their social and ecological value. They comprise some of the most biodiverse forests on the planet - providing habitat for endangered orangutans, Sumatran tigers, Sumatran elephants, and countless other speci

Norwegian sailor Oyvind Tangen, 63, captured nature at its most mysterious and beautiful while on board a research ship 660 miles north of the Antarctic. His stunning photographs of brilliantly colored icebergs, remind Tangen of, "...striped candy I boug