Choking China: The struggle to clear Beijing's air
As pollution levels return to normal in China's capital after a record-breaking month of smog, what can be done to banish the smog?
New Scientist
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The calorie delusion: Why food labels are wrong
According to a small band of researchers, using the information on food labels to estimate calorie intake could be a very bad idea. They argue that calorie estimates on food labels are based on flawed and outdated science, and provide misleading information on how much energy your body will actually get from a food.
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Saving wild China
Preserving wildlife in the world's fastest developing nation is an uphill struggle. It's a good job L
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Fight the flab to fend off swine flu
Statistics from the US indicating a link between swine flu deaths and obesity point to potential new ways to fend off the virus.
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Climate pieces start to stack up
From the G8 to shipping, the world's climate players are starting to bring their contributions to the table
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The burning truth about calories
With obesity rising across the developed world, you'd think the revelation that food labels get their calorie content wrong would lead to an outcry and calls for a change. Well, you would be wrong. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) looked at the issue a few years ago and decided to do nothing.
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It's the solar system, stupid
Rocks brought home by Apollo astronauts revolutionised our thinking about Earth and its peers.
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Sea level rise: It's worse than we thought
As more and more ice slides into the ocean, sea levels are rising faster and faster
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The elephant whisperer
From rescuing a herd of rogue elephants destined to be shot, to saving the animals in Baghdad Zoo during the Iraq war, maybe it is no surprise that Hollywood is planning a film about maverick conservationist Lawrence Anthony. When Liz Else tracked him down she talked to him about reconnecting with nature and communicating with elephants.
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Disease runs riot as biodiversity falls
Preserving the world's many species has an unexpected benefit, say researchers
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An insurance plan for climate change victims
As governments dither over how to protect the world's poor from the effects of a warming planet, an unlikely group is stepping up.