Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
thousands of Americans woke up to sleep recently as the us celebrated its National Sleep Awareness Week. And judging by a national survey, most Americans are still in the dark when it comes to sleep; of the vital role it plays in all our lives and the hazards of not …
scientists in the us have developed a hydro-electric generating system. The device can either convert the energy potential of a river or canal as it flows downhill, or extract energy from in and out movements of tides. The system does not require a dam for generating energy because it operates …
a three-year project based on copper intensive technologies would be soon implemented in order to increase energy efficiency in India and China. The un Common Fund for Commodities, the International Copper Association, Copper Development Centre of India and the International Institute for Energy Conservation ( iiec ), a us -based …
Aspirin helps protect our hearts. True. Small, regular doses of aspirin can actually reduce risks of heart attacks. This is usually attributed to the pill's effect on the blood cells called platelets, which are involved in blood clotting (heart attacks are commonly caused by blood clots). However, aspirin may also …
Last October, Chrysler Corporation, usa, unveiled its first Composite Concept Vehicle (CCV), the first automobile with a body made from injection moulded plastic derived from recycled plastic bottles. The colour of the automobile is added directly to the plastic before it is moulded, eliminating the use of harmful paint and …
among the dreaded human viruses that cause fever and extensive internal or external haemorrhaging, Ebola and Marburg viruses are the most feared. Responsible for a virtual carnage in several African states in the past, these tiny killers have been talked and written about the most. Belonging to the same family …
A new, aggressive strain of the dreaded potato disease late blight ( Phytophthora infestans ) is devastating potatoes and tomatoes throughout the US and eastern Canada, warn American scientists. The fungus was thought responsible for the disastrous Irish potato famine in the 1840s. William Fry at Cornell University in New …
A red dye normally used in lipsticks will kill fruit flies if they eat it and are then exposed to ultraviolet light. The Agricultural Research Service of the US department of agriculture has found a novel way to induce these flies to eat the dye, by mixing it with a …
In the US, this is the third year of farmers successfully growing crops that are genetically engineered to make their own pesticide, known as Bt toxin, a natural poison obtained from the soil bacterium * Bacillus thuringensis *. Even organic farmers approve of Bt-crops as the toxin is highly specific …
scientists in California have developed an anti-cancer drug. Researcher Harinder Grewal of the Arizona Cancer Center in Tuscan, usa , said that the new drug has so far been effective in treating cancers of the mouth and throat. He believes that it will work against liver cancer and recurring breast …
on march 5, the Environmental Protection Agency ( epa ) of the us announced a plan for regulating large livestock farms just like any other waste producing industry. This would require farmers to obtain permits and have inspections at their farms. The release of manure into rivers and streams will …
Heroin addicts may soon be treated with a polymer implant instead of taking a daily dose of the heroin substitute, methadone. Researchers at John Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, USA, have developed a button-sized implant that releases a steady stream of hydromorphone for up to three months. Hydromorphone, like …
The next US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) mission to Mars will boast of a microphone on board to record the sounds of the Red Planet. These sounds, recorded by the microphone on the Mars Polar Landau, which is due to touch down on the planet in 1999, will …
albert Einstein's epic insight into the relation between matter and energy, expressed elegantly and succinctly as E=mc 2 , has been confirmed countless times, especially every time a nuclear weapon detonates. This process also occurs naturally
thousands of robotic pikes may soon help reveal why fish are so much more efficient at swimming than they should be. The first free-swimming robotic fish is nearing completion at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( mit ), usa . John Kumph and his colleagues at the department of ocean …
easy . Just call Tethers Unlimited, a us -based company, whose areas of expertise include "hauling' all those dead satellites back home, either for a burial or for resurrection. This Washington-based company claims that the method it has developed is not only simple, but economically viable too. In fact, the …
A mechanical harvester with nylon arms is being tested by the US-based orange growers. The machine gently shakes ripe fruit off the tree. The growers are using the technique originally developed for picking blackberries. If the machine is found successful, it would help orange growers in the US to compete …
