Science & Health

Police in riot gear clash with climate summit protesters in Paris

Activists put under house arrest before the Summit.

Nov 30, 2015

Unbridled development may cost Hong Kong its pink dolphins

Industrial development seems to have gained priority over preserving the dolphins.

Nov 30, 2015

Cold wave tightens grip in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow; below zero in Kashmir

Kargil town in Ladakh region was the coldest at minus 9.7 degrees Celsius.

Nov 30, 2015

Roche drops project on antibiotic for treating 'superbugs'

Roche had agreed in 2013 to pay privately held partner Polyphor up to 500 million Swiss Francs for rights to the product.

Nov 30, 2015

'Made in China' drugs may provide tough competition to MNCs

China is focusing its industrial might to the challenge of making more of its own drugs for a vast and aging population.

Nov 30, 2015

COP21: Why Obama needs to talk about how America slashed its emissions

US greenhouse gas emissions dropped 9 percent between 2005 and 2013.

Nov 30, 2015

Industry pits "cleaner coal" technology against renewable energy

High costs of greener plants are proving a major obstacle in selling them to power-hungry nations.

Nov 30, 2015

10 die in China gas poisoning incident

The incident happened in a stainless steel company in Zouping county.

Nov 30, 2015

Experts begin sorting through climate change issues to make a breakthrough

Senior negotiators from almost 200 nations began thrashing out a new global deal to curb climate change ahead of speeches.

Nov 30, 2015

Commonwealth countries unify voices ahead of Paris climate summit

They're committed to working towards an ambitious, equitable, inclusive climate change pact.

Nov 29, 2015

North Korea: Submarine launch of ballistic missile fails

The test-firing of a KN-11 ballistic missile (SLBM) from a submarine, conducted in the East Sea, failed to soar from the waters.

Nov 29, 2015

Political opposition stalls India's pioneer neutrino project in Tamil Nadu

Those who opposite it say it will be used to build atomic weapons or as a radioactive waste dump.

Nov 29, 2015

COP21: Greenpeace warns the struggle is not about saving the planet, its about saving us, humanity

Greenpeace try to raise awareness ahead of COP21 summit in Paris warning that 2°C is not enough to stay alive.

Nov 28, 2015

Human umbilical cord tissue may treat degenerative eye diseases: Study

The tissue produces molecules that help retinal neurons from the eyes of rats grow, connect and survive.

Nov 28, 2015

UK: Scientists invent touchscreen material that requires very little power to illuminate

The team is already in talks with consumer electronics companies to see if their new material can replace current LCD touchscreens.

Nov 28, 2015