The proposed hazardous waste management project again" brings to light the Indian government's tendency to prevent free flow of crucial data regarding any industrial project, especially those funded by external agencies
The basilisk lizard -found in the tropical rainforests of Central America -can perform an amazing feat: it can run on water. Harvard biologists Jim Glasheen and ThomasMcMahon recently
With rising awareness regarding the hazards of incinerating waste, a lot of proposals for incinerators have been ruled out in the West and the search for a viable alternative is on
OF ALL the rhilitary weapons used, landmines have caused maximum devastation, more to unsuspecting civilians than to the actual targets. Realising this, the United Nations undertook a series of
In a pioneering effort, Vortoil Separation Systems Ltd of Gloucester, UK, has developed a hydro cyclone separator to remove oil from water. The hydrocyclone separator can convert the kinetic
A CRUSHING blow has been dealt to Argentine President Carlos Menem's grandiose plans to build a huge hydro- electric project along the Argentine- Paraguayan border. Residents of Misiones
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
