A team of geologists and environmentalists from five continents have warned that Antarctica faces conservation threats from an unlikely source –non-indigenous seeds and plants brought by visitors to the polar continent in the far south. With the threat of global warming looming large over the frozen land, the risk to its ecology lies in unintentional introduction of plant groups that belong to other parts of the globe, says a report…

Ed Miliband is all set to insert more patriotism into British economic policies by calling for a ‘Made in Britain’ mark on goods produced in the UK. The Labour leader Ed Miliband in a speech at EEF National Manufacturing Conference in London will be accusing government for underestimating the need of “pride and patriotism”, saying it is the key to success for British business. Revising memories of Harold Wilson’s “I’m…