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Living the high life is risky business for toads under threat from fungus New research shows midwife toads infected with chytrid fungus are highly likely to die if they live at high altitude - %0A " Imperial College London News Release Under strict embargo until: 00.

Bern - Universität Bern Die gelbe Farbe des Federkleides der Kohlmeisen ist eng gekoppelt an die Qualität ihrer Spermien: Die leuchtend gelbe Meise kann ihre Spermien besser vor Schäden schützen und ist fruchtbarer als die blasse.

University innovation in the spotlight during Indian Minister?s visit to Imperial Minister for Human Resources Development Kapil Sibal explores approaches to innovation and application - %0A " For im

LANL to create a proof-of-concept system for commercializing algae-based biofuels or other advanced biofuels that can be transported and sold using the nation's existing fueling infrastructure.

BERKELEY — Contrary to scientists' predictions that, as the Earth warms, the movement of trees into the Arctic will have only a local warming effect, University of California, Berkeley, scientists modeling this scenario have found that replacing tundra with trees will melt sea ice and greatly enhance warming over the entire Arctic region.

BERKELEY — The Helios Energy Research Facility, originally proposed as a hillside headquarters for Berkeley-based alternative-energy research, appears close to finding a new home west of the Be

Top 10 Laboratory science stories of 2009 based on global viewership of online media content and major programmatic milestones. Los Alamos achievements from supercomputing to biofuels Los Alamos, New Mexico, January 8, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory has identified the Top 10 Laboratory science stories of 2009 based on global viewership of online media content and major programmatic milestones.

Richard Dent was part of a UCL student 'dream team' who travelled to Denmark last month at the time of  the Copenhagen summit on climate change ? otherwise known as COP15.

Children more likely to catch swine flu, says new research Study looks at risk factors for swine flu transmission in households - %0A " Imperial College London News Release Under strict embargo until: 17.

Spectacular Mars images reveal evidence of ancient lakes Images reveal that Mars had lakes approvimately 3 billion years ago, which was a time previously thought too cold to sustain them %0A " Imperi

In February, researchers from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Elephant Listening Project (ELP) caught a charter plane from Cameroon to the Central African Republic with "60 Minutes" anchor Bob Simon and a video crew.

BERKELEY — Global warming is causing climate belts to shift toward the poles and to higher elevations.

Zurich - University of Zurich Marc Chesney, Professor für Finance an der Universität Zürich, ist nicht begeistert über das Resultat der Klimakonferenz von Kopenhagen.

Zurich - University of Zurich Der Klimawandel trifft die Menschen in den armen Ländern besonders hart.

New Director for Imperial?s Institute for Security Science and Technology Professor Chris Hankin is appointed Director of Imperial?s Institute for Security Science and Technology Monday 21 December 2

BERKELEY — If Earth is headed for a mass extinction like the previous five, in which more than 75 percent of all species were wiped out, then North American mammals are one-fifth to one-half th

A network of ground-based cameras deployed around the Arctic in support of NASA's THEMIS mission has made a startling discovery about the aurora borealis, commonly known as the Northern Lights.

Several hundred million Euro investment to combat climate change and its effects on people's lives Creation of Climate Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) signals Europe's commitment to tackling

Researchers have carried out a preliminary study into the effect on householders who are shown thermal images of heat escaping from their homes – finding it could influence their energy conservation behaviour.

The University of Plymouth is using the latest satellite imaging technology to highlight the horrors of human rights abuse and deliberate environmental damage in the most inaccessible parts of the world.

BERKELEY — The California Public Utilities Commission has chosen University of California, Berkeley's Donald Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy to lead a $1.1 million study t

Life on Mars theory boosted by new methane study Scientists rule out the possibility that methane is delivered by meteorites into the Martian atmosphere %0A " For Immediate Release: Tuesday 8 Decembe

Andrew Simms, Director of the New Economics Foundation (NEF) and UCL Geography alumnus, spoke at the UCL Environment Institute on 1 December.

A new report looking at the relationship between the world’s oceans and global warming is set to fire a stark warning shot across the bows ahead of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen.

PA 308/09 World-leading China experts will join the BBC's Chinese Service for a landmark web and broadcast debate on climate change at The University of Nottingham to coincide with the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen on December 7th 2009.

Architecture could help us tackle climate change, if we start to design our buildings with ?living? materials, according to Dr Rachel Armstrong, UCL Bartlett School of Architecture.

BERKELEY — Tackling climate change by reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse emissions will have major direct health benefits in addition to reducing the risk of climate change, especially in low-income countries, according to a series of six papers appearing today (Wed.

Imperial Professor works with international task force to help China go green 'Low carbon road map' proposed by team of experts %0A " By Danielle Reeves Wednesday 25 November 2009 An international ta

PA 304/09 The University of Nottingham is to represent Britain in an international competition to design, build and test drive Europe's most attractive, effective, and energy-efficient, zero carbon, solar-powered house.

Shadow minister talks about new green initiatives at Imperial Shadow minister outlines his party?s plans for a sustainable UK ?

Research reveals exactly how coughing is triggered by environmental irritants Findings suggest new target for potential cough treatments - %0A " Imperial College London News Release Under strict embargo until: 00.

Green Week gets going Green Week is underway, with a range of events aimed at inspiring and informing the College community about green issues.

New research helps explain why bird flu has not caused a pandemic Research suggests human to human transmission of H5 influenza viruses is unlikely - %0A " Imperial College London News Release Under STRICT embargo until: 17.

Students plan record-breaking zero emission ?supercar? journey along world?s longest road Imperial?s Racing Green Endurance team showcases its electric supercar at the College %0A " Wednesday 18 Nove

Imperial Sustainable Energy Futures MSc scoops Innovation award Imperial course receives Institute of Chemical Engineers' Award for Innovation and Excellence - %0A " Tuesday 17 November 2009 By John