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22-Dec-08

Tiny clues to collision in space

"Evidence that a massive meteorite shower had an impact on Earth on a global scale 470 million years ago have been found on a Highlands beach."

Category: Space

22-Dec-08

We need to turn carbon into gold

"ittle meaningful progress seems to have been made at the UN climate summit in Poznan, Poland, says Oliver Tickell, author of Kyoto2. In this week's Green Room, he calls on world leaders to back a deal that will raise the serious...

Category: Climate Change

22-Dec-08

Hundreds of Brazil's eco-warriors at risk of assassination

"Twenty years after the killing of Chico Mendes, one of the world's most prominent rainforest defenders, hundreds of human rights and environmental activists still face the threat of assassination in Brazil, a new study claims."

Category: Climate Change

22-Dec-08

Could climate goals survive Heathrow's third runway?

"If Britain is to meet its commitment to reducing emissions by 80% by 2050, can it afford to press ahead with Heathrow's proposed third runway? Supporters argue fiercely that it can - while opponents of airport expansion say...


22-Dec-08

Nasa hunts for its rubber ducks

"The US space agency has yet to find any trace of 90 bathtub toys that were dropped through holes in Greenland's ice three months ago in an effort to track the way the Arctic icecap is melting. Scientists threw the ducks into...

Category: Climate Change

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