Widespread killing of whales continues across the world despite various conservation victories, according to a new report which says six out of the 11 great whale species existing today can be
A storm is gathering in the Thames Valley, west of London - Britain's equivalent to Silicon Valley in California. Its immediate cause is housing. The underlying issue, though, is competitiveness; how
The drug tamoxifen, already standard treatment for older victims of breast cancer, works equally well in young women and could save another 20,000 lives a year worldwide if given more widely,
The Orissa high court on thursday directed the state government to evict all encroachers from the Bhitarakanika wildlife sanctuary and declare the 672 sq km area, including rivers and creeks, a
Rapid urbanisation and industrialisation has spoiled not only surface water reservoirs but also groundwater resources. Impurities of chromium, fluoride and nitrates up to alarming levels have been
About 100 diseased cows were dumped into the sea off the United Arab Emirates (UAE) coast late last month by the crew of an Indian ship, local newspapers said yesterday. The UAE auhtorities have
The United States has launched a new six-tonne satellite to spy more effectively on India and Pakistan, according to a magazine."The satellite will be able to spy better than earlier satellites on
Indian scientists have finally come up with an oral vaccine for cholera.This oral recombinant cholera vaccine is the fruit of two years of research by three scientists - Dr Amit Ghosh of the
