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After more than 30 years of struggle, the Inuit people of Canada are given more autonomy and the right to self-determination

Curbing TB still a challenge

As WHO bans blood test, scientists explore advanced diagnostic technologies  

Windy ways

A radical wikd turbine is being scaled up

Where there is smoke

Breached

Mercury can find its way to the brain, warn scientists

Freedom from DDT

The transfusion debate

Quest for clean air

Waste-free city

Phase-out plan unveiled

Trash takes its toll

Yes to asbestos

In Court

The science of sugar: why we’re hardwired to love it and what eating too much does to your brain – podcast

‘We have this really deep-seated attraction to sugar that throughout evolutionary history was a really important advantage’ 

Ticketless travel

Electronic tickets are fast becoming popular in the us and Canada

A reliable HIV self-test

Nitika Pant Pai, assistant professor at the department of medicine, McGill University, Canada, and her team have analysed data on acceptability …

Zeroing in on persistent pollutants

Paints and refrigerants have chemicals like polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons which are difficult to remove …

Distant warnings

Projects galore

New victim

Global warming threatens to wipe out the polar bears in Canada

Natives stall project

Damning disaster!

WEEDING OUT PESTICIDES

Trials for the future

Monsanto gets ready to test modified soyabean in India

Sops for saving