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East Asian countries could be in for trouble if they continue to pursue developmental policies that are not eco friendly

A bacterial colony was recently discovered 4,500 ft below the earth's surface, surviving apparently on only rock and water. The cluster was found in an aquifer near the river Columbia (close to

THOSE taking a trip to space need no longer subsist on a staple diet of frozen food straight out of tins. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the us announced recently that a

The law reigned supreme as recently, some environmental and public health truants were rebuked for cocking a snook at all set standards

Interaction between the sun and the surface waters of the world's oceans are hiking temperatures

TOUTED to be the best if not the only option for cures against major diseases, biotechnology had seemed to falter midway. Now, however, it is poised for a major breakthrough in treating cancer. A

"The engine of social and economic improvement" has recently been assessed globally by experts and scientists

Sweden may be trying hard to control the phenomenon of acid rain, but the end result is another crisis at hand a dwindling Population of the moose

High optical efficiency and monochromatic light give light emitting diodes an edge over conventional traffic lights in saving a lot of energy

INDIANS Could be at the mercy of a host of new deadly diseases. A recent report by Kalyan Banerjee, director of the National Institute of Virology, Pune, warns that viral infections hitherto