Floating nurseries hit by Deepwater Horizon spill ByDeboraMacKenzieThefloatingnurseriesoftheGulfofMexicoareinthewrongplaceatthewrongtime.Hometothelarvaeofmorethan120speciesoffish

2019-04-02 14:18:02

Corals living on edge could escape climate change ByWendyZukermanThefringesofcommunitiesarehotbedsofcreativity–evenforcorals.AnewstudyshowsthatCaribbeancoralslivingontheoutskirtsofareefevolvenoveltraitsmuchfasterthanthoseatitsheart.Thefindingssuggest

2019-04-02 13:17:02

Vital fruit and berry collection set for destruction ByFredPearceTheworld’slargestscientificrepositoryoffruitsandberries

2019-04-02 13:08:01

Climate change is leaving us with extra space junk RISINGsealevels

2019-04-02 13:04:01

Clean-up of oil spill may cause long-term damage ByPeterAldhousandJeffHechtHANDLEwithcare.That’stheadviceofcoastalecologistsandgeologiststothosewhoareplanningtheclean-upoftheGulfecosystemsthreatenedbytheDeepwaterHorizonoilspill.Louisiana’secological

2019-04-02 13:03:04

Is it time to say goodbye cool world? ByFredPearceinBonnEditorial:DavidKing:NocauseforclimatedespairWhathopeisthereforadealonclimatechangebasedonscience?Theanswerseemstobe“notmuch”.ClimatenegotiatorsmeetingoverthepasttwoweeksinBonn

2019-04-02 11:12:03

Lose whaling loopholes, consider quotas ByCatherineBrahicandWendyZukermanThefateofwhalespecieswasbeingnegotiatedbehindcloseddoorsthisweek.“Ithinkit’sfairtosaythatkeygovernmentsareviewingitasamake-or-breaktime

2019-04-02 11:11:02

Doubts over safety tests on Gulf oil dispersants ByPeterAldhousAsargumentsrageoverhowtocleanuptheDeepwaterHorizonoilspill

2019-04-02 11:08:03

David King: No cause for climate despair ByDavidKingTHEprospectofaninternationalagreementtohaltdangerousclimatechangemayseemmoreremotethaneverfollowingthetalksthatendedlastweekinBonn

2019-04-02 10:17:04

Bid to introduce commercial whaling quotas fails ByWendyZukermanInternationaleffortstoagreeanewdealonwhalinghavecollapsed

2019-04-02 08:16:02

Green machine: Recycled batteries boost electric cars ByHelenKnightIt’sacommoncomplaint:we’dliketobegreener

2019-04-02 08:11:01

Zoologger: The toughest fish on Earth… and in space ByMichaelMarshallSpecies:FundulusheteroclitusHabitat:TheeastcoastofNorthAmerica

2019-04-02 08:02:03

Ice shelf was kept intact by underwater ridge ThediscoveryofanunderwatermountainridgecouldhelpsolvethemysteryofwhyAntarctica’sPineIslandglacierisvanishingsorapidly.Arobotsubmarinesentbeneaththeglacier’sfloatingicesheethasshownthatthereisaridgeris

2019-04-02 07:01:04

Jesse Ausubel: Let there be (no) light ByMarkSchropeThedirectoroftheCensusforMarineLifeweighsuptheoptionsforhisnextbigexperiments:darkeningtheskiesandquieteningtheoceans.WhatistheCensusofMarineLife?Itisa10-yearfieldprogrammedesignedt

2019-04-02 06:11:02

'Climategate' jibes fly over El Niño impact on warming ByFredPearceTheechoesof“climategate”rumbleonwiththepublicationofapaperintheJournalofGeophysicalResearchinwhichsomeoftheresearchersinvolvedtakeissuewithasuggestionthatgreenhousegasesarenotprimarilyresp

2019-04-02 05:13:04

Climate control: Is CO2 really in charge? ByAnilAnanthaswamyCROCODILESintheArctic?Youbetterbelieveit.Therewasatime

2019-04-02 05:13:01

Green machine: Bacteria will keep CO2 safely buried ByHelenKnightTakeadollopofbacterialgloop

2019-04-02 05:09:01

Second well on the way to cap Deepwater Horizon ByHelenKnightIfyouthinkthreadinganeedleisdifficult

2019-04-02 04:17:03

How does a fish change its stripe? With Italian design ByWendyZukermanFisharen’tofteninspiredbyItaliandesign.Butthecolourfulneontetra–withitsstrikinghorizontalstripethatchangesfrombluetoyellow–lookslikeitmighthavebeen.Thestripechangescolourbecausetinyplat

2019-04-02 04:14:03

China plans to put out its coalfield fires ISTHIS

2019-04-02 04:09:02

Zoologger: Vultures use twigs to gather wool for nests ByMichaelMarshallSpecies:NeophronpercnopterusHabitat:FromsouthernEuropeandnorthAfricathroughtheMiddleEasttocentralAsiaandIndia.TheyreallyoughttobecalledtranscontinentalvulturesInthesummerof1990

2019-04-02 03:19:01

Zoologger: The biggest living thing with teeth ByMichaelMarshallSpecies:PhysetermacrocephalusHabitat:oceansthroughouttheworld

2019-04-02 03:16:02

Gulf oil spill poses unique health challenges ByCaitlinStierLastweekpublichealthexpertsconvenedinNewOrleans

2019-04-02 03:15:02

Green machine: Tackling the plastic menace ByHelenKnightPlasticcantakehundredsofyearstodegrade

2019-04-02 03:03:04

Why spiderweb glue never lets go SPIDERWEBglueisnotonlysticky

2019-04-02 01:12:04

Apps for apes: Orang-utans want iPads for Christmas ByJulianSmithITSTARTEDasajoke.On1April2011

2019-04-01 11:20:02

Orang-utans digest their own muscles to survive ByMichaelMarshallLIFEontheedgeofstarvationhasencouragedsomeorang-utanstoadoptaradicalstrategy.Theygaintheirproteinbydigestingtheirownmuscles.Haltingtheloggingthatisdestroyingtheirhabitatcouldrestoreth

2019-04-01 11:08:02

Fish may have started walking underwater ByMichaelMarshallAlungfishthatusesitsfinsforwalkingcouldhelptounravelthestepsourdistantrelationstookinordertomovefromwatertoland.TheAfricanlungfish(Protopterusannectens)haslobe-shapedfinssimilartothos

2019-04-01 11:01:03

Why naked mole rats feel no pain from acid ByWendyZukermanAsmammalsgo

2019-04-01 10:12:01

Durban summit must accept degrees of responsibility TWOdegreesCelsius.Thatincreaseinglobaltemperatureshasbecomesynonymouswith“dangerousclimatechange”.Lobbyistshaggleoverit

2019-04-01 10:11:02

Zoologger: To kill a mockingbird? No, parasitise it ByMichaelMarshallSpecies:MolothrusbonariensisHabitat:nativesofSouthAmerica

2019-04-01 10:10:01

We can still avoid a 'lost decade' on climate change LASTweek

2019-04-01 09:19:03

Zoologger: Chill out with the world's coldest insect ByMichaelMarshall(Image:RichardLee)Species:BelgicaantarcticaHabitat:puttingpenguinstoshameonthewestAntarcticpeninsulaandsurroundingislandsAntarcticaisbusyenoughinsummer

2019-04-01 09:15:03

Dangerous decade: What follows the Durban climate deal ByFredPearceinDurbanEditorial:“Wecanstillavoida‘lostdecade’onclimatechange“Notasingletonneofcarbonwassaved.Intheshortterm

2019-04-01 08:01:02

Plant studies miss the full effect of climate change ByPeterAldhousClimatechangeisaffectingplants’seasonalactivitiesmorestronglythanbiologicalexperimentssuggest.Thefindingsuggeststhatsuchstudiesmayhavetobereworkedtogetabetterpictureoftheeffectsofglobalw

2019-04-01 07:13:02

Climate summit ends with promise for a deal in 2020 ByFredPearceinDurbanIntheearlyhoursofSundaymorninganagreementwasstruckonclimatechangehereinDurban.EuropeannationsareconvinceditcommitsChina

2019-04-01 07:02:03

Climate change drops off 'hot topic' list ByAdamCornerThisyear’sBritishSocialAttitudes(BSA)surveycomescompletewithgloomyheadlinesonpublicopinionaboutclimatechange.Comparedwithsurveysin1993and2000

2019-04-01 06:19:02

Zoologger: My brain's so big it spills into my legs ByPeterAldhousSpecies:AnapisonasimoniHabitat:damplitterintheforestsofCentralAmerica

2019-04-01 06:11:02

Chimp markets reveal evolution of friendship ByRowanHooperWHATwasthebasisfortheearliestfriendships?Ifwildchimpsareanyguide:supportinafight

2019-04-01 05:15:03

Fix acid oceans by dumping alkali in them? Forget it ByAnilAnanthaswamySuggestionsthatwecandumplargeamountsofalkalinechemicalsintotheoceanstopreventtheiracidificationseemsdeadinthewater.Astudyshowsitwouldcosttrillionsofdollars.Ashumansspewmorecarbondiox

2019-04-01 05:11:02

Trees do bear some blame for acid rain ByFredPearceRonaldReaganwasright.Well

2019-04-01 05:05:01

Call for Arctic geoengineering as soon as possible ByPeterAldhousIt’sthemosturgentcallforgeoengineeringyet:begincoolingtheArcticby2013orfacerunawayglobalwarming.Butthewarning–fromavoiceonthescientificfringe–maybepremature

2019-04-01 05:01:01

Most chimp experiments unnecessary, says US panel ByAndyCoghlanTheUSshouldbedoingmuchlessresearchonchimpanzeesbecausenew

2019-04-01 04:17:01

Snowmageddon: What's behind extreme winter weather ByMichaelLePageLASTwinter

2019-04-01 02:19:01

China's consumers emit more than US for the first time ByMichaelMarshallIntheingloriousracetowarmtheplanet

2019-04-01 02:18:01

Naked mole rats make deformed, sluggish sperm ByMichaelMarshallAbandontheratraceatyourperil.Nakedmoleratcoloniescontainjustonesexuallyactivemale–andthelackofcompetitionhasleftitsspermshrivelledandsluggish.LianaMareeoftheUniversityoftheWesternCape

2019-04-01 02:12:02

Mystery of the male ostrich's erection solved ByMichaelMarshallGettinganerectionisnoproblemformaleostriches–butmaintainingitformorethanafewsecondsisadifferentmatter.Thebirdsmayhaveinheritedtheirunderpoweredgenitaliafromtheirdinosaurancestors.Thep

2019-04-01 02:05:03

Carbon capture and storage gets a clean bill of health ITDOESN’Tlooklikewewillstopputtingoutcarbondioxide

2019-04-01 02:01:03

Chimp brains may be hard-wired to evolve language ByCatherinedeLangeTHEYmaynotbeabletotalk

2019-04-01 01:11:02

Smart Guide to 2012: The Rio Earth Summit ByFredPearceReadmore:“SmartGuide2012:10ideasyou’llwanttounderstand“SpaceshipEarthneedsapilot.It’stimewesteppedintothecockpitandtookoverthecontrols.ThatwillbethethemeoftheEarthSummitinRiodeJane

2019-04-01 01:06:02

Searching for Antarctica’s penguins, lost meteorites, and oldest ice ManuelRomaris/GettyByAlisonGeorgeASTHEnightsgetlongerinthenorthernhemisphere

2019-03-31 12:14:03