12-03-13 The Greenland ice sheet is likely to be more vulnerable to global warming than previously thought. The temperature threshold（门槛，极限） for melting the ice sheet completely is in the range of 0.8 to 3.2 degrees Celsius of global warming, with a b...

12-02-29 Coyotes（土狼） today are pint-sized compared to their Ice Age counterparts, finds a new fossil study. Between 11,500 and 10,000 years ago -- a mere blink of an eye in geologic（地质的） terms -- coyotes shrunk to their present size. The sudden shri...

12-02-22 Thawing（融化） permafrost will have far-reaching ramifications（分枝，分叉） for populated areas, infrastructure and ecosystems. A geographer from the University of Zurich reveals where it is important to confront the issue based on new permafrost...

12-02-11 The supposed 'consensus' on man-made global warming is facing an inconvenient challenge after the release of new temperature data showing the planet has not warmed for the past 15 years. 新的温度数据显示，地球在过去的15年间并无变暖。这一数据发布后，...

11-12-12 Unemployment is the world's fastest-rising worry, a BBC World Service survey covering 11,000 people in 23 countries suggests. 英国广播公司一项涉及23个国家11000人的调查显示，失业是世界上上升最快的担忧。 The annual poll, called The World Speaks, gave...

11-12-06 Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels have increased by 49 per cent in the last two decades, according to the latest figures by an international team, including researchers at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, Unive...

11-12-03 This year is set to be the 10th warmest on record, say meteorologists. 气象学家说，今年将是有史以来第十个最热年。 Climate researchers in the UK said that temperatures in 2011 were nearing the top of records dating back to 1850. This despite a 'stron...

11-11-25 India has approved long-awaited proposals to open up the retail market to global supermarket chains. 印度已经通过了期盼已久的向国际超市连锁店开放零售市场的建议。 Food Minister KV Thomas said the cabinet has agreed to 51% foreign ownership of multi-b...

11-11-22 People who believe there is a lot of disagreement among scientists about global warming tend to be less certain that global warming is happening and less supportive of climate policy, researchers at George Mason, San Diego State, and Yale Universiti...

11-10-20 Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to show 5% growth in 2011, according to the International Monetary Fund's latest regional report. 国际货币基金组织的最新地区报告显示，2011年撒哈拉以南非洲经济增长有望达到5%。 Its outlook for next year is even brighter,...