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DOW CORNING, the US silicon products manufacturer, has agreed to a US $3.2 billion deal, ending the long-running US battle over breast implant litigation. The company will pay the amount to
DOW CORNING, the US silicon products manufacturer, has agreed to a US $3.2 billion deal, ending the long-running US battle over breast implant litigation. The company will pay the amount to
No Europe wide ban on potentially dangerous chemicals used in plastic toys
Are they safe or are they toxic? The debate continues as the US tries to oppose Europe s efforts to ban toys containing PVC
The Sun's outer atmosphere, the corona, is several times hotter than the surface. This remains one of the major mysteries of our solar system. A team of researchers led by Richard Harrison,
A year after GRP, the pulp and paper sector is cleaner and greener
What to expect from Warsaw COP - World is suffering because of extreme weather events, COP 19 at Warsaw must address this issue: Chandra Bhushan, Deputy Director General, Centre for Science and Environment.
Scientists figure out the common cold handshake
Talking can raise our blood pressure, says a group of researchers based in Paris, France. They have warned that people who chat to their doctor during a check-up could be prescribed drugs they
CITES ban forces India to hasten formulation of legislation to protect endangered species
Supping with the devil
The destruction of wetlands began more than a thousand years ago
To clarify whether dyslexia, a fairly-common disorder characterised by an unexpected low reading ability, involves the brain's defective processing of visual information, US-based National Center for
<p>Mr Todd Stern, the US special envoy on Climate Change, decided to make public certain things he just</p> <p><a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=climate-todd-stern-copenhagen-developing-countries">realised</a></p>
Protecting poor countries from becoming dumping grounds for the North s wastes
Phytotech, a company based in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, USA, has come out with a technique to purify water contaminated with radiation. Interestingly, the technique uses sunflowers. It works by
Ultralight aircraft are being used to lead endangered cranes to their winter home
A new approach by the government resulted in rapid regreening
Doctors may soon use hi tech computers for the diagnosis of heart patients
Researchers at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, have developed a fuel-efficient bio-mass gas stove. The bio-gas could be produced from animal and crop wastes, and used for
Marauding elephants in Assam s Kaziranga national park killed 70 people last year