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JOINT STATEMENT ON CLIMATE Key points in a joint statement on global warming issued last week by 11 leading international science bodies, including the U.S. National Academy of Sciences: Significant global warming is occurring. It has caused increases...

Yes, globe is warming, even if Bush denies it As the world's sole superpower, the United States has tremendous influence. Beyond military might, it can shape issues from trade to terrorism to the environment. That's why future generations, say 100 years...

The debate's over: Globe is warming By Dan Vergano, USA TODAY Don't look now, but the ground has shifted on global warming. After decades of debate over whether the planet is heating and, if so, whose fault it is, divergent groups are joining hands with...

Link found between food packaging and miscarriages David Adam, science correspondent Scientists in have found evidence of a link between recurrent miscarriages and a chemical widely used in food packaging. Women with a history of miscarriages were found...

Fungi destroy mosquitoes Roxanne Khamsi Live spore spray could curb spread of malaria. A mouldy house could help combat malaria by killing off the mosquitoes that carry the disease. Researchers have found that an oil-based fungal treatment could be a...

US scientists pile on pressure over climate change US scientists have increased the pressure on George Bush and other world leaders to tackle climate change by signing a joint statement calling on G8 nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The statement,...

Deforestation in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Photo: Alberto Cesar/Greenpeace/AP Deforestation in Anapu, northern Brazil. Photo: Antonio Scorza/AFP/Getty An area of rainforest cleared by soya bean farmers in Novo Progreso, Brazil. Photo: Alberto Cesar/Greenp...

Rainforest loss shocks Brazil John Vidal Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest last year was the second worst ever, figures released by the Brazilian government have shown. Satellite photos and other data showed that ranchers, loggers and especially...

Lake vanishes overnight in Russia CBC News MOSCOW - Villagers in central Russia are mystified by the sudden disappearance, overnight, of the town's lake. Russia 's NTV channel showed a muddy basin where the lake once was, in the village of Bolotnikovo,...