(August 28, 2009 | Climate Change)
Nitrous oxide or "laughing gas" has become the main man-made substance damaging the planet's protective ozone layer and is likely to remain so throughout the century, scientists said.
(August 28, 2009 | Climate Change)
Small changes in the energy output of the sun can have a major impact on global weather patterns, such as the intensity of the Indian monsoon, that could be predicted years in advance, a team of scientists said.
(August 27, 2009 | Climate Change)
The Swiss government proposed a cut in carbon dioxide emissions of 20 percent by 2020 from 1990 levels, or a cut of up to 30 percent if a global climate pact is agreed in Copenhagen later this year.
(August 27, 2009 | Energy)
Kashagan, the world's biggest discovery since 1968 with reserves locked amid lethal, high-pressure gases beneath the north Caspian Sea, is a challenge of biblical proportions.
(August 27, 2009 | Safety & Health)
Younger Americans are being exposed to worrisome amounts of radiation from medical scans that increase their risk of cancer, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
(August 26, 2009 | Climate Change)
Helping developing nations to adapt to climate change such as floods or heatwaves can give bigger economic benefits than a focus on deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, a study indicates.
(August 26, 2009 | Climate Change)
Climate change campaigners will on Wednesday launch a week of protests against financial institutions, big corporations and the government, a test for London police after criticism of its handling of G20 protests.
(August 26, 2009 | Climate Change)
Bouts of extreme muggy heat lasting for days, once rare in California, are becoming more frequent and intense due to ocean patterns altered by climate change, scientists said in a study.
(August 25, 2009 | Energy)
India has approved in principle new trading plans centered on energy efficiency, opening up a potential market worth more than 15 billion dollars by 2015.
(August 25, 2009 | Climate Change)
Fire-fighters battled wildfires on Monday that swept through homes and huge swathes of forest near Athens, forcing thousands to flee, and were beating back the main front of the inferno on its fourth day.
