The Cassini Orbiter Takes One Last Look at Oddball Moon Hyperion

Ever since it first went into orbit around Saturn in July 2004, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has racked countless discoveries about the gas giant and its spectacular set...

Abstract Property: Imperialism of Ideas

Science and religion have been polarized over the issue of consciousness since time immemorial. Science attributes this fundamental function of our species to tiny volts of...

8 Facts About Vaccines: How They Work, Who's Getting Them, And Who's NOT Getting Them.

Endless scientific research has shown that vaccines do an excellent job of controlling and even eradicating diseases. They prevent about 2.5 million deaths per year and sav...

Planetary Boundaries and Human Prosperity

The future of humanity will depend on mastering a balancing act. The challenge will be to provide for the needs of more than ten billion people while safeguarding our plane...

Climate Change: Paris 'Last Chance' For Action

Scientists are calling on world leaders to sign up to an eight-point plan of action at landmark talks in Paris.

The key element is the goal to li...

India Needs To Take The Lead On Climate Change Action, Says US Ambassador Richard Verma

India needs to take the lead in spearheading the cause of climate change even as the US will help it realise a low carbon and clean energy future, US ambassador to India Ri...

Six Decades Ago, US Celebrated First Successful Polio Vaccine

Sixty years ago, at about the time you??e reading this, church bells began to ring across the United States. Cars honked their horns. Reporters rushed to phones, and people...

Traditions, Society And Healthcare- Taking A Look At Community Health Issues

It was a cool afternoon in the winter of 1990. We were walking toward a remote village on a dirt road through a forest. It was a voyage of delightful discovery of flora...