And they are exacerbated by bad management, says Simon Long AS IT SCOURS the universe for signs of extraterrestrial life, NASA has a motto-cum-mission-statement: “Follow the water”. About 70% of the human
Despite claims by Chinese environmental officials, rapid industrialisation is turning water supplies into black toxic soup : a report.
Two papers published recently in Science have helped to pinpoint the origin of malaria-the most lethal tropical infection until Aids came on to the scene. According to work published by Sarah
The qantas, which for centuries channelled sub-surface water to Iran's countryside, are drying up. Destitute farmers are migrating to the cities, where even drinking water is running low. Rasoul
Private parks are springing up all around the world. If conservationists are to achieve their goals, therefore, they must work with the private sector : a
Britain's shores are home to a wide range of birds, many of which thrive on molluscs and worms which, in turn, have for years lived happily off the hundreds of tonnes of sewage poured daily into
The world's population is forecast to reach 7.5 billion by 2020, and growing prosperity, especially in China, is fuelling a rising appetite for meat and cereals. Yet it is becoming harder to find new
Research in Hawaii suggests that constipation, especially when it defies laxatives, could be an early symptom of Parkinson's disease. The more constipated you are, the more likely you are to go on to
Canadian wood producers have begun to shut mills and lay off thousands of workers in response to a decision in early August by America's Commerce Department to impose a 19% countervailing duty on
New research suggests that the secret to living long may be a matter of having the right genes. Annibale Puca, of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Boston, and his colleagues compared the
After failing for months, if not years, to come publicly to grips with a fast growing problem of HIV and AIDS, Chinese health officials on August 23rd pulled their heads out of the sand, at least
