An elusive species of feline has been discovered to inhabit a much bigger range than was ever previously imagined. The rare and enigmatic Andean cat (Leopardus jacobita) was once thought to be ...

Habitat loss is possibly the greatest threat to the natural world. Every living thing needs somewhere to live, find food and reproduce. This is known as its habitat. In order for a species to be ...

Every cow, on average, produces 80kg to 100kg (CH4) of methane per year, a gas that has the nasty habit of depleting the ozone layer. The reason for this is enteric - in other words, it's related to ...

With the recent realisation that mercury can transform itself in the stratosphere, then pollute the atmosphere below, we are finally coming to terms with the enormous extent to which we have (along ...

too few remaining members for sustainable breeding. A study in Nature suggested the without some form of radical change 25% of the world's land animals will become extinct within the next 50 years.

Pig breeding is big business, but in order to make money the producer must have a large number of pigs. One of the problems is that a large number of pigs produces a large amount of waste. This is the ...

Sustainable Transport is sometimes known as Green Transport and it is any form of transport that does not use or rely on dwindling natural resources. Instead it relies on renewable or regenerated ...

A worker was reported to have been killed in an accident at the site of the Marcoule nuclear facility in France. The incident, which left four other people injured, one seriously, involved a fire and ...

The Dogon people of Mali grow trees in their town at Bandiagara Cliff but struggle to prevent desertification outside in the encroaching sands Bandiagara image ...

Mel Gibson has travelled to Guatemala in a bid to help protect a tropical rainforest. The 55-year-old actor - who is well-known for his environmental advocacy - joined forces with Prince Albert of ...

Image: Parti-coloured bat. Credit: MPI for Ornithology. Conservationists may be taking a second look at how close to extinction some animals are, thanks to scientists who have spotted important ...

Biodiversity improves water quality and helps ecosystems to withstand pressures from pollution, according to a new study published yesterday in the journal Nature. The new study is the first to ...