At long last, WHO certifies Bangladesh polio-free

Through a robust national immunization programme, Bangladesh mostly rid itself of the crippling disease in 2003. But the country reported a final case of poliomyelitis in M...

Contraceptive protects against HIV

Scientists have developed a new contraceptive for women that protects against HIV as well as unwanted pregnancies. The device, which lasts for up to three months, delivers ...

New school to focus on energy and environment

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology’s joint school of sustainable development in Xian will contribute to energy and environmental policies on the mainland,...

Freak climate in North India may damage crops; fears of El Nino phenomenon rising

Snowfall in the middle of March; heavy showers in the drying-up phase of the monsoon; catastrophic floods before the rainy season; searing heat in parts of south India &mda...

Climate change linked to Indus civilization decline 4,100 years ago

A new study has suggested that climate change may have contributed to the decline of a city-dwelling civilization in Pakistan and India 4,100 years ago.

Scientists ...

Anti-polio drive launched in NW Pakistan

Pakistani authorities today launched an anti-polio drive aimed at covering over 700,000 children in the tribal areas and frontier regions of the country’s northwest.<...

Climate Change This Week: Magma Mania, Dirty Fuel Dealer, and More!

How unusual has the weather been? No one event is “caused” by climate change, but global warming, which is predicted to increase unusual, extreme weather, is ha...

U.S. to launch ‘climate hubs’ to help farmers face climate change

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s administration will announced on Wednesday the formation of seven “climate hubs” to help farmers and rural comm...

Antarctica’s collapsing ice shelves may disappear in 200 years

A number of floating ice shelves in Antarctica are at risk of disappearing entirely in the next 200 years, as global warming reduces their snow cover, a new study has warne...