Intrigue soars as 75 starlings fall out of sky
Mystery surrounds the deaths of 75 starlings which fell out of the sky and on to the driveway of a house.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Conservation group supports call for bluefin tuna trade ban
The future of the bluefin tuna could be decided within days, along with two
other endangered fish, the spiny dogfish and porbeagle, according to a
national conservation charity.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:22:08 +0000 Where Australia's sharks go to stay looking sharp
A pampering session at the beauty salon always works wonders for morale ? not just for humans, but also for sharks and manta ray fish. Australian scientists have discovered that these large marine creatures regularly congregate at certain spots on the Great Barrier Reef to be groomed by smaller fish.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Greens protest genetically modified potato go-ahead
Green members of the European parliament stood en masse and held up placards Tuesday in protest against the EU Commission approval of the cultivation of genetically modified potatoes.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Two more areas propose eco-towns
Two new areas have been added to the list of proposals for a "second wave" of
eco-towns, the Government said today.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:55:02 +0000 Dolphin cull film 'lies', says Japan
Pro-whaling officials have reacted angrily to news that a documentary about a gruesome annual dolphin cull in a remote Japanese fishing town has bagged an Academy Award.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Gardeners urged to stop using peat-based compost
The star of the BBC's Gardeners' World has been drafted in by the Government as they try to persuade the public to stop using peat compost.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Michael McCarthy: A literary spell of warm weather
Spring came last week and so did its first notable event, though not in a flowering, an emerging or a singing, but in a publication: Richard Mabey published his essays. It might still be freezing outside, but getting hold of A Brush With Nature in early March was like being given an unseasonable spell of warm weather in which everything in the natural world suddenly bursts into life.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Green car incentives may be a victim of their own success
Government efforts to encourage motorists to buy greener cars are proving so successful they are raising concerns that tax breaks for cleaner vehicles may have to be re-jigged.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Indian leather hub targeted in Ganges clean-up
On the banks of the Ganges in northern India, tanneries that have poured effluent into the holy river for decades are closing.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Ecologists turn exterminators in the great rat hunt
The world's biggest rat-hunt is being mounted to rid a South Atlantic island of the rodents eating their way through millions of endangered seabirds.
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 After almost four decades, the elm stages a comeback
Hundreds of schools across Britain are about to start a project that could, one day, lead to the restoration of what was once a defining tree of our open, lowland landscapes: the elm.
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 EU nations split on whether to ban trade in tuna
European Union countries are still arguing about introducing a ban on the trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna. Conservationists say that such a ban is the only way to save the over-fished species from extinction.
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 The hoof, the whole hoof...Swiss to vote on legal rights for animals
Is fishing as cruel as bullfighting? Antoine Goetschel thinks so. The Swiss lawyer carries the distinction of being the first man in the world to stand up in court on behalf of a dead (and eaten) 22lb pike.
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Palm oil: environmental curse or a blessing?
It is blamed for everything from deforestation to threatening the extinction of the orangutan, but palm oil is a vital source of income for many developing countries, the crop's producers say.
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Humans must be to blame for climate change, say scientists
Climate scientists have delivered a powerful riposte to their sceptical critics with a study that strengthens the case for saying global warming is largely the result of man-made emissions of greenhouse gases.
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Wet summers drive five British butterflies close to extinction
Five of Britain's rarest butterflies are on the road to extinction after three sodden summers in a row, the charity Butterfly Conservation reveals today.
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Huge methane leak in Arctic Ocean: study
Methane is leaking into the atmosphere from unstable permafrost in the Arctic Ocean faster than scientists had thought and could worsen global warming, a study said Thursday.
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Knut should be castrated, say animal activists
Knut may be the first polar bear to have graced the cover of Vanity Fair magazine, but such fame isn't enough to stop animal rights activists from demanding castration for Berlin's ursine celebrity.
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Fury as EU approves GM potato
The introduction of a genetically modified potato in Europe risks the development of human diseases that fail to respond to antibiotics, it was claimed last night.
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