Environment
New species of monkey discovered
By By Eric Gershon | 13 Sep 2012
Researchers affiliated with Yale’s Peabody Museum of Natural History have published the first detailed scientific account of a recently discovered monkey species living in a remote part of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Methane source discovered in the underbrush
12 Sep 2012
Putin in hang glider leads Siberian crane flock in migratory flight
07 Sep 2012
Russian president Vladimir Putin dressed up as a Siberian crane and piloted a hang glider to lead young birds in migratory flight.
Loss of tropical forests reduces rain
07 Sep 2012
UK newspaper reports tourists still ‘flock’ to Andamans for ‘human safaris’
05 Sep 2012
The Observer found it "was business as usual for the human safari industry", eight months after it published video footage showing half-naked Jarawa women being ordered to dance for tourists by a policeman
Organic farms not necessarily better for environment
04 Sep 2012
Organic cereals generate higher greenhouse gas emissions per unit of product than their conventionally farmed counterparts, new analysis led by Oxford University scientists has shown
Australia links carbon pricing scheme to EU
01 Sep 2012
UK completely phases out incandescent bulbs
01 Sep 2012
British consumers will no longer be able to buy 40W and 25W bulbs in the final stage of a phased programme that started in 2009, and has already seen 100W and 60W bulbs phased out