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The UN Educational, Social and Cultural Organization is convinced that the Nepalese are not taking proper care of their national landmarks which feature in the agency's World Heritage Site list. It

Potential Internet users are often intimidated by, its complexity. different protocols, data formats and applications needed to make full use of the information and services. The Financial

Science must contribute substantially to the development of the society as a whole in the country: this is the new policy being promoted by the government's Foundation for Research Development

Rotten fish stinks, and so smell had always been held as the conclusive proof of its freshness. But now, one Icelandic company has done away with all that smelling business. A gadget they have

The lions of Serengeti National Park in anzania must be cured of canine distemper. Veterinarians working with the Institute of Zoology in London and the various national parks in the

With noise pollution on the increase, an UK based research centre involves itself in providing for noise insulated dwellings

The mine owners responsible for the cyanide leak in Guyana (see Down To Earth, Vol 4, No 9) are now making a hectic bid to prove to the world that the calamity in the Omai'mine was an

Smokeless ashtrays devised to protect non smokers are not all that effective, as it was believed

The people living in the harsh semi-arid mountainous region in Peru's Vilconata Valley are finally savouring the outcome of their labours: the fresh vegetables and fruits which they grew

Japanese scientists arrive at new method's for safe disposal of CFCs