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Conservationists call the move premature, saying the delicate ecosystem is still in peril.

What Will Happen During the Next 100 Days of the Gulf Oil Spill?

The temblor also moved cities and sank inland areas.

Oil spills, acidic waters and dwindling oxygen are harming marine species.

A new article reveals for the first time that microscopic marine algae known as phytoplankton have been declining globally over the 20th century. Phytoplankton forms the basis of the marine food chain and sustains diverse assemblages of species ranging from tiny zooplankton to large marine mammals, seabirds, and fish.

Scientists have mapped and analyzed global biodiversity patterns for over 11,000 marine species ranging from tiny zooplankton to sharks and whales.

Soot from the burning of fossil fuels and solid biofuels contributes far more to global warming than has been thought, according to a new study. But, unlike carbon dioxide, soot lingers only a few weeks in the atmosphere, so cutting emissions could have a significant and rapid impact on the climate. Controlling it may be the only option for saving the Arctic sea ice before it all melts.

Earth snapped like a twig — after 16,000 years of bending.

Microscopic marine plants dwindling in warming seas.

The foamy product requires one-eighth the energy to make as traditional shipping materials.

The under-sea arsenal includes ammunition, explosives and chemical weapons such as sulfur mustard (mustard gas), arsenic and sarin (now classified as a weapon of mass destruction by the United Nations).

Computer models could lead to earlier storm warnings.

PROTESTERS shut off fuel supply at BP outlets as firm reveals embattled CEO will be replaced.

SEAWEED is choking the Great Barrier Reef and killing coral, new research has found.

It's not quite being at the controls of the Starship Enterprise. But it's on the way there.

Moves to boost investment in renewable energy and nuclear power stations were set out by the coalition Government yesterday as it promised to reduce Britain's dependency on fossil fuels and cut carbon emissions.

Although illegal logging in the Amazon rainforest -- largely to clear space for cattle ranches and soybean farms -- has slowed in recent years, it's still a huge problem in the fight against climate change, and one that our consumption choices can impact.

Saline marshes can take a beating, freshwater marshes are weaklings.

Study explains why tropics more diverse than temperate zones.

AN animal rights activist dressed in an all-lettuce gown never got to promote her pro-vegetarian message after Jordanian police said the one-woman demo was not authorised.