`We've strong evidence that eating sugar contributes to heart disease'
Kimber Stanhope, nutritional biologist at the University of California, Davis, US, is studying the health effects of fructose, a component of …
Bonn climate talks: no change in parties' negotiating positions
Parties anxious to start discussions to reach 2015 agreement
Accidental toxic spill in Colorado river continues to spread
Authorities deny any threat to fish and other wildlife
Science & Technology - Bytes
Increasing green cover could trigger the release of carbon trapped in soil
No more freebies to doctors: GSK
Pharma company changes marketing strategy to put an end to malpractices
Plane truth
People near airports are at an increased risk of heart diseases
Gene patent verdict is as good as it gets
The US Supreme Court’s verdict in the Myriad case keeps everyone happy
Organic v conservative
Scientists contest an age-old agricultural technique
US tastes cream paste
COVID national emergency in the US might end early — What does this mean?
Public health emergency still in place for now; ending the emergency declaration would formally restructure the federal coronavirus response
Crackdown: Egg seizures at US-Mexico border go up 300%
Median cost of a dozen eggs in the US was $4.25 in January 2023 — over twice what it was a year ago
COP15 Montreal: ‘30x30 will create more militarised Protected Areas’
Fiore Longo, director of the French chapter of Survival International, details the disadvantages of 30x30 of the Global Diversity Framework
Good news! Pacific Bluefin Tuna stock to rebound sooner than expected due to global conservation efforts
Significant young population in current biomass means rebound targets will be met much ahead of schedule
Unfair fields: Asymmetric WTO rules let US inflate cotton subsidies must be reformed
Cottton farmers in India and other Global South countries, like the Afican C-4 of benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, at peril …
US govt halts funding for relocation projects in protected areas
The move comes in response to alleged human rights violations by WWF; likely to deal a blow to relocation project in Karnataka’s Nagarhole …
Intolerance in Paris: an opinion by Sunita Narain
As I write this, it is two days to the endgame at the Paris climate conference. Despite problems, everybody is clear that there will be an …
Big blue trips up Twitter
IBM’s claim of patent violation by Twitter reflects the madness in software litigation in the US
The Microsoft way
Wherein an Indian firm using pirated Microsoft software here is sued in the US by California state for using unfair trade advantage
Looming threat of a secretive trade pact
Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement will extend restrictive intellectual property laws globally
Guar mine
Farmers in Rajasthan make big bucks as shale gas rush boosts demand for little-known cluster bean
Coronavirus: Where are countries finding the money to mitigate economic catastrophe?
Governments are digging deep into their finances that in some instances were already under strain
Powerful winds of change: Supportive policy, better tech help sector globally
As offshore wind energy is based on expensive technology, pilot projects need support
Germany, Denmark are top performers in Global Green Economy Index
Index measures performance of 60 countries in the global green economy
Awesome monarchs
Migration cycle of the fragile monarch butterfly extends beyond its average lifespan
Glacier through drone's eye
Researchers use new technology to gather data in rugged, inaccessible Himalayan terrain