Steve Connor
Brief History, Destructive Impact: Geologists Debate 'Human Epoch'
12 Nisan 2010
Mankind Leaves Mark on the Planet with the End of the 12,000-Year Holocene Age.
Arctic melt passes the point of no return
16 Aralık 2008
Tuesday, 16 December 2008 The Independent Scientists have found the first unequivocal evidence that the Arctic region is warming at a faster rate th
No ice at the North Pole
27 Haziran 2008
Polar scientists reveal dramatic new evidence of climate change
Oil shortage a myth, says industry insider
11 Haziran 2008
There is more than twice as much oil in the ground as major producers say, according to a former industry adviser who claims there is...
Playing God: the man who would create artificial life
29 Ocak 2008
The possibility of a synthetic life form being created in a laboratory has come tantalisingly close to reality after scientists said last...
Climate change causes new 'epoch'
28 Ocak 2008
The Earth has entered a new geological epoch because man-made changes to the climate are having a dramatic and long-term impact on the land...
The Big Question: Can biofuel help prevent global warming, or will it only make matters worse?
15 Ocak 2008
The European Union is having second thoughts about its policy aimed at stimulating the production of biofuel – transport fuel derived from...
Loss of Antarctic ice has soared by 75 per cent in just 10 years
14 Ocak 2008
Parts of the ice sheets covering Antarctica are melting faster than predicted, with the net loss of ice probably accelerating in recent...
Forests losing the ability to absorb man-made carbon
2 Kasım 2007
The sprawling forests of the northern hemisphere which extend from China and Siberia to Canada and Alaska are in danger of becoming a...
Record 22C temperatures in Arctic heatwave
3 Ekim 2007
Parts of the Arctic have experienced an unprecedented heatwave this summer, with one research station in the Canadian High Arctic recording...
Sea levels may rise by 9 inches this century, scientists warn
20 Temmuz 2007
The melting of mountain glaciers and ice caps as a result of global warming over the next century is likely to cause bigger than expected...
Rediscovered: Attenborough's 'extinct' egg-laying mammal
18 Temmuz 2007
A species of mammal that lays eggs and suckles its young in a pouch has been rediscovered in the jungles of Papua New Guinea, nearly 50...
In Antarctica, proof that action on climate change is more urgent than ever
6 Haziran 2007
Fears that global sea levels this century may rise faster and further than expected are supported by a study showing that 300 glaciers in...
Researchers 'seed' ocean with iron to soak up CO2
4 Mayıs 2007
A research ship is about to begin a project around the Galapagos Islands, in the Pacific Ocean, that will highlight the importance of...
Loss of coral may cause food supply crisis
5 Nisan 2007
More than half of the tropical coral reefs in the world where governments collect data on fishing levels are being degraded beyond repair,...
Found: gene that means some people can't give up cigarettes
3 Nisan 2007
Smokers who have tried to give up cigarettes and failed may soon be able to come up with another excuse - they were born to remain...
Collapse of Arctic sea ice 'has reached tipping-point'
19 Mart 2007
A catastrophic collapse of the Arctic sea ice could lead to radical climate changes in the northern hemisphere according to scientists who...
Carbon dioxide rate is at highest level for 650,000 years
5 Şubat 2007
Concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are at their highest levels for at least 650,000 years and this rise began with the...
Ten years left to avert catastrophe
2 Şubat 2007
For the past six years, more than 2,000 scientists from around the world have been writing the most definitive and up-to-date assessment of...
Apocalypse never? Science could yet save the day
1 Şubat 2007
Giant mirrors in space that deflect the sun's heat, carbon 'scrubbers' that clean up the atmosphere - where governments have failed to...
Branson offers £10m to the person who can prevent the climate change crisis
23 Ocak 2007
Sir Richard Branson is raising his game as "saviour of the planet" by announcing a multimillion-pound prize for the best way of removing...
Saviour of the planet - or a space-hopping hypocrite?
22 Ocak 2007
The latest "green" offering by Sir Richard Branson has much to commend it. If scientists can devise a sustainable and cheap way of...
