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With the outbreak of diseases like malaria and meningitis increasing with the change in climate across the world, of which the scientists have been warning for long, the British government have geared up for their combating at the beginning, if not…

Up to 60,000 people die in a year across the world only by excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation, a World Health Organization report says. But, such deaths can be easily avoided by taking some simple preventive measures like seeking shade when..

Researchers are developing fibers in the lab that can be used as scaffolds for regenerating ligaments damaged in one of the world’s most common knee injuries. They are spinning it from elements drawn from nature – spider web! Yes, they are spinning…

Here is an interesting product for swimming-lovers, especially with the winter approaching. These are the floating rings that collect and use the solar energy to raise the temperature of an average-sized pool by 3-4 per week. Hence it is not only…

Pix: NASA’s Live Tropical Sea Surface Temperatures

Scientists draw information or forecast about ocean currents, climate, climate change and how a hurricane may evolve, from sea surface temperatures, with the help of satellite-monitoring. But, now,..

Here is an eco-friendly and health-friendly alternative to the poisonous insecticides needed to kill the pink hibiscus mealybug in Louisiana – the non-stinging wasps! These gnat-sized wasps — almost invisible to the naked eye – can help eradicate…

With more and more people getting into the trend of having lunch in the office, the production and hence concern for the lunch leftover heap — to be headed for the landfill just to rot slowly contaminating the environment – is…

This side cabinet is not shaped like a barrel, but is cut out of recycled wine barrel, which otherwise would have headed for the ever-soaring landfill. Thus, it is not only a better use of a post-consumer product, but also contributes towards the…

Wow! This is truely an environment and health friendly alternative to using herbicides – it is a ‘robot’ that does all the jobs of the contaminating, poisonous weed killing herbicides being used on crop-beds.

Besides drastically reducing…

Reducing traffic pollution through the use of mobile sensors! Aimed at this, the Minister for Transport Stephen Ladyman has announced the next stage in a £4.1m research project named MESSAGE. The project will be funded jointly by the Department