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Scotts to pay big fine for fake pesticides, poison bird feed Lawn and garden products company Scotts Miracle-Gro will pay $12.5 million in fines for poisoning bird feed and violating pesticide laws.

08 September 2012

Bangladesh suspends officials over tiger smuggling Bangladesh said that nine forest officials had been suspended for "gross negligence" after three tiger cubs were found in a house in Dhaka.

04 September 2012

Robben Island penguins hit by fuel from wrecked tanker Fuel leaking from a Turkish freighter wreck that has been smashed up by a storm has contaminated at least five penguins on South Africa's Robben Island.

03 September 2012

Climate: Could 'Dr. Strangelove' idea be an option? A controversial idea to brake global warming, first floated by the father of the hydrogen bomb, is affordable and technically feasible, but its environmental impact remains unknown.

31 August 2012

In climate landmark, Arctic ice melts to record low The sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has melted to its smallest point ever in a milestone that may show that worst-case forecasts on climate change are coming true.

28 August 2012

Caspian map requires time and money The final result that we want is a topographic map of the shelf and bottom of Kazakhstan sector in 1:25,000 scale: expert.

22 August 2012

Climate change driving Australian fish south: report Australian scientists said Friday there was now "striking evidence" of extensive southward migration of tropical fish and declines in other species due to climate change, in a major ocean report card.

20 August 2012

New spider family found in US caves A team of amateur cave explorers and arachnologists has found a new family of spiders in caves and old-growth redwood forests in Oregon and California.

19 August 2012

Deaths from landslides up to 10 times worse than thought The death toll from landslides is 10 times higher than generally estimated, with most fatalities occurring in South Asia, China and Latin America.

18 August 2012

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Fukushima caused mutant butterflies: scientists Genetic mutations have been found in three generations of butterflies from near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, scientists said Tuesday, raising fears radiation could affect other species.

15 August 2012

In Europe, defences rise against Asian mosquito peril Behind air-tight doors in a lab in a southern French city, scientists in protective coveralls wage war against a fingernail-sized danger.

13 August 2012

Threatened shark species turning up in US restaurants: study Threatened shark species are being used to make shark fin soup, a delicacy in Chinese cuisine, in several US cities, according to an unprecedented study based on DNA testing.

11 August 2012

230,000 trees to be planted along Western Europe – Western China highway It is planned to plant 231 thousand saplings instead of the trees that were cut down along Western Europe - Western China highway.

10 August 2012

Vietnam, US begin historic Agent Orange cleanup From deformed infants to grandparents with cancer, families near Vietnam's Danang Airbase have long blamed the toxic legacy of war for their ills.

10 August 2012

Tongan wreck may be pirate treasure ship: official Divers in Tonga have discovered a shipwreck believed to be a pirate vessel that folklore says sank in the 19th century with a hold full of treasure, officials in the Pacific nation said Thursday.

09 August 2012

World's oldest hippo dies at 62 Donna, believed to be the world's oldest hippo, has died at the age of 62 after living more than two decades beyond the massive mammal's usual life expectancy, zoo officials said.

04 August 2012

Mother knows best: finches choose chicks' gender Female parrot finches can match their offspring's gender to prevailing living conditions, producing more sons in lean times, scientists in Australia said Wednesday.

02 August 2012

Turkmenistan to plant huge forest in Aral Sea region Turkmenistan is allocating tens of millions of dollars to plant trees in a region neighbouring the stricken Aral Sea, state newspaper Neutral Turkmenistan said Tuesday.

01 August 2012

Climate change prompts French ski area to mull downsize A modest ski area in the French Alps is ready to unbolt its chairlifts and rope off slopes as the local mayor concludes that climate change means the trails ahead will be rocky.

01 August 2012