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Cradle of great ancient civilizations, superhighway for trade and transport, treasure-trove of biodiversity, the Mediterranean - the world's best known sea - faces a sea of challenges in the 21st century, including climate change, pollution, tourism and overfishing. See the original post: A sea of challenges for the Mediterranean Sea

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Despite improvements in detection methods and more accurate ship positions, as well as warmer seas, ships continue to have close encounters with frozen, floating objects Continue reading here: Icebergs Still Threaten Ships 100 Years After Titanic

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A 33-year study of male Thornicroft's giraffes in Zambia, Africa, has confirmed that the familiar pattern of brown blotches grows darker with age. Excerpt from: Giraffes' coats provide age clue

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TEL AVIV, Israel, April 10 (UPI) -- Human activity around the Dead Sea could threaten its existence and cause it to completely dry up, Israeli scientists say. See more here: Levels of the Dead Sea causing worry

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ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, April 11 (UPI) -- Canadian harp seal hunters were working in the Gulf of St. Lawrence Wednesday with a quota of 400,000 seals for a vastly diminished international market. Here is the original post: Canadian Atlantic seal hunt under way

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KOLKATA: State's forest conservation efforts will soon get a major boost with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) extending Bengal a Rs 396-crore loan to develop infrastructure for urban forestry, conservation of biodiversity and wildlife preservation. An agreement has recently been signed between the agency and the Centre. See the original post: Japan boost for state forests

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ScienceDaily (Apr. 10, 2012) - Climate change is projected to have far-reaching environmental impacts both domestically and abroad. Visit link: Impact of Climate Change On Forest Diseases Assessed

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Whole Foods has announced it will be the first grocery chain in the U.S. to no longer sell any seafood in the "red." Read more from the original source: Whole Foods bans 'red' fish from its stores

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Replacing the pollination of food crops that the UK's bees perform for free would cost £1.8bn. With hard data now linking pesticides to bees' rapid decline, there is no excuse for inaction See the article here: Grave threat of pesticides to bees' billion-pound bonanza is now clear

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In African countries where farmers have access and can afford to buy fertiliser, there is a profound difference in agricultural yields, a feature in Nature notes. Read the rest here: Enriching African soils key to boosting crop yields