Far East`s rainforests shaped by humans for the last 11,000 years

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 10:36

Researchers have shown that the tropical forests of South East Asia have been shaped by humans for the last 11,000 years.

NASA to map Greenland ice sheet summer melt

Last Updated: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 11:22

For the first time, the Laser Vegetation Imaging Sensor, or LVIS, is set to fly aboard NASA`s new C-130 aircraft to map Greenland`s ice sheet and surrounding Arctic sea ice following a summer`s melt.

US airport to use goats, other animals to clear vegetation

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 14, 2013, 23:38

Chicago Department of Aviation chief Rosemarie Andolino said Tuesday that the initiative will allow the airport, one of the country`s busiest, to contribute ecologically with a sustainable and efficient operation.

How Forest ecosystems adapt to more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

Last Updated: Friday, July 12, 2013, 15:45

A study from researchers in KIT has revealed that while carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere increases, forests enhance their water use efficiency: They can take up more gas without losing more water.

Amplified greenhouse effect turning Earth`s northern latitudes greener

Last Updated: Monday, March 11, 2013, 10:20

A NASA-funded study has found that temperature and vegetation growth at Earth`s northern latitudes now increasingly resembles those lusher latitudes to the south.

`Antarctica was warm enough to support vegetation`

Last Updated: Monday, June 18, 2012, 11:25

A new study has found that climate in ancient Antarctica was much warmer and wetter that previously thought.

Bio-shield project to gaurd coastal installations

Last Updated: Monday, November 7, 2011, 10:44

Gujarat government has undertaken a project to study how coastal vegetation could help in mitigating impact of natural disasters.

Evaporated water helps in global cooling

Last Updated: Thursday, September 15, 2011, 14:50

A new study has found that evaporated water helps cool the earth as a whole and not just a local area, showing that water evaporated from trees and lakes could have a cooling effect on the entire atmosphere.