Workplaces are great. They give you money, satisfaction and a sense of belongingness. But some of them in China are giving their workers considerable nightmares. About 230,000 workers, mostly
According to a report in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine , one out of five intensive care nurses in the US has intentionally hastened the death of a
clean drink: With California Pure, a US-based company, all set to lease 400 mini water purification and treatment plants for the Indian market, the mineral water industry at home is awaiting a
Research in finding a cure for AIDS is moving at a fast pace. The role of fusin in helping the HIV virus attach itself to the cells was recently identified. Now researchers are saying that
Japanese consumers are a wasteful lot. Trees felled in Asian rainforests are dumped as old furniture after a few years of use by the Japanese. A study conducted by the Sarawak Conservation
During pregnancy, women lose part of their defences against malaria, thus becoming more susceptible to the disease, but researchers have now found a solution to the problem
Soon a simple robot that can learn the physical characteristics of the brain may give neurosurgeons finer control over surgical instruments during delicate brain operations
The controversy over Bakun dam is getting murkier. The Malaysian government has decided to appeal a High Court order that said that the proposed dam did not meet environmental laws of the land (Down
In the battle for securing a larger share of the world s genetic diversity, the ubiquitous farmer seems to have emerged as the unlikely winner, reports sumita dasgupta
