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Ethanol demand could expand Gulf of Mexico's dead zone
New swine flu kit makes disease detection easier in India
Portable testing kit gives results within an hour
'Dolphin-safe' labels for tuna held illegal
World Trade Organisation says US policy restricts tuna trade
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Ancient Mexican script yields up its secrets
A hieroglyphic script in which the earliest Central American texts were written has been partly deciphered, thanks to an engraved slab found by …
Exploring a deep gusher
Discovering Mars, a tantalisingly vast oilfield beneath the waves of the Gulf of Mexico, is petroleum giant Shell's big achievement, and the …
Immortal, yet going extinct
Despite the ability to regenerate its heart and brain, axolotl, an amphibian found only in Mexico, is close to extinction
US state slaps $54 million fine on federal government for radiation leaks
New Mexico has blamed US Department of Energy for accidents at nuclear waste management site in February
Earthquake of magnitude 8.1 strikes Mexico; at least 15 killed
Its epicentre was 123 km (76 miles) southwest of the town of Pijijiapan, at a depth of 33 km
Book Excerpt: Tenochtitlan is testament to the Aztecs’ urban development skills
Stefan Rinke’s ‘Conquistadors and Aztecs’ dispels the myth that the Spanish conquered the Aztecs easily or simply
Violence ushers in the New Year
In Chiapas state of Mexico, 1994 was heralded by a peasant uprising. Though opposition to NAFTA is said to be the immediate cause for the revolt, …
Trade vs environment
Nine years since the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was created, the environmental impacts of trade liberalisation in the region …
Free trade pact raises environmental fears
A common market linking Mexico, the United States and Canada could very well result in US firms heading north or south to escape strict pollution …
Wielding the green whip
Mexico can't sell its "dolphin-unfriendly" tuna to USA. Japan faces punishment for exporting jewellery made of hawksbill sea turtle shell. …
National waste for MNCs
The Mexican government is enforcing waste disposal norms despite the lack of infrastructure, ensuring a windfall to multinational waste disposal …
The NAFTA nightmare continues
The increasing fear of losing jobs to cheaper Mexican labour has prompted many Americans to protest the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Row over investments
Down to Earth begins a series of previews of the Fifth WTO Ministerial Conference 2003 in Cancun, Mexico