Fiscal implications of global decarbonization
Internationally coordinated climate mitigation policies can effectively put the world on a path toward achieving the agreed Paris temperature goals. Such coordination could be initiated by large players,
United States Of America (US)
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For a greener turf
US vice presidential candidates Al Gore and George W Bush try to hog the limelight by addressing crucial environmental problems
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Of maggots and murder mysteries
AN entirely new breed of detectives has come up in the USA - the forensic entomologists. Detectives were stumped at the discovery of a 34-year-old man's decomposing body,'with a bullet through
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A close encounter with Jupiter's secrets
Spacecraft Ulysses passed the largest planet in the solar system and picked up a rich haul of information before heading for the sun on its primary mission.
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Poison beauty
A bacterium that causes botulism can be used to temporarily banish wrinkles (Asian Wall Street Journal, Nov 9, 1992). While treating a patient with dystonia -- a condition characterised by severe
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Elusive top quark
PARTICLE physicists at Fermilab near Chicago may have sighted the elusive "top" quark, one of the smallest constituents of matter (Science, Vol 258, No 5086; New Scientist, Vol 136, No 1851). An
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Giving the art of mimicry a new meaning
In order to propagate its own species, a parasitic fungus attacks mustard plants and transforms their leaves, making them look like flowers of other species.
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Removing the slouches and aches from keyboards
Computer manufacturers have come up with new designs for keyboards that they claim, will help users avoid painful wrists and hunched shoulders.
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Wanderlust heats up the blood of some fish
Biologists have found that some fish evolved into warm blooded creatures because their adventurous ancestors were exposed to large temperature variations.
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New chip on the firmament
A microchip developed by a US firm will greatly increase the working speed of personal computers. But the chip's long term success will depend on reducing its high power consumption
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Conflict in the womb
An American biologist claims that a pregnant woman and her foetus are constantly engaged in a struggle with each other