Climate change: To understand challenges, Pakistan can look 4,000 years into the past

Changing the hospital orders for women who have just delivered a child led to a 69% increase in the new mothers’ pertussis vaccination rate, providing protection for ...

Charity swim smashes world record

Olympic medal-winning swimmers Becky Adlington and Michael Jamieson battled their way to a Guinness World Record 100 x 100m swimming relay title to raise tens of thousands ...

Climate change affects mangroves in Florida

Washington, Jan 1: Mangrove trees, which are highly sensitive to cold, have expanded enormously on the Atlantic coast of Florida as the frequency of frosts has diminished, ...

HUMANITARIANISM – THE METAPHOR FOR PROGRESS IN 2014

You have no need to go anywhere. Journey into yourself, enter a mine of rubies and bathe in the splendour of your own light – Rumi

As curtains fall on 2013, l...

Transforming the city with sustainable design

Thousands of staff will be employed across the health and biomedical precinct and their presence will boost the city’s economy and vibrancy. Click Read More

INSHALLAH, KASHMIR: LIVING TERROR

Synopsis

Winner of the National Award 2012 for Best Investigating Film, this documentary is an unflinching account of the conflict recounted as ...

Jack Andraka made a breakthrough in cancer detection that had eluded pharmaceutical companies and legions of PhDs

Andraka’s test provides an answer on the spot in five minutes with what he estimates is close to 100 percent accuracy. It involves a simple strip of filter paper dipp...

UN Summit on Sustainable Development takes place in Ghana

The University of Ghana is hosting a three day summit on sustainable development. The talks will take place in Legon and will focus on harnessing the power of green economy...

UN teams with ‘Revolution’ TV show to highlight real challenges of a world without power

The fictional concept at the heart of the television series ‘Revolution’ – which picks up 15 years after the start of a worldwide blackout – is the ...