Year: 2017

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What’s at Stake in China’s Plan to Blow up Islands in the Mekong

Alan Marshall 18/05/2017

If the river islands are bombed away and if...

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As WHO Director-General Election Nears, Ethiopia’s Candidate Is Accused of Cholera Cover-Ups

Endalk 18/05/2017

"Finally! The @NYTimes calls out @WHO DG candidate @DrTedros...

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Our 24/7 Economy and the Wealth of Nations

Jianghong Li and Wen Jui Han 18/05/2017

Ever more people are stuck with shift work in...

A female of the newly discovered species Credit: Parveen F Absar/Village Square

Young Scientist Discovers New Species of Crabs in Meghalaya

Juhi Chaudhary 17/05/2017

A 29-year-old researcher Parveen Farzana Absar discovered a new...

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India’s Premier Science Bodies Moot National Programme to Study Concoctions of Cow Excreta

R. Ramachandran 16/05/2017

One official believes that these pseudoscientific initiatives are only...

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Poor Training, Meagre Pay Impede India’s Army of Health Workers

Prachi Salve and Swagata Yadavar 16/05/2017

Accredited Social Health Activists are considered to be voluntary...

President Donald Trump speaks at the National Peace Officers Memorial Service on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington

Trump Administration Pushes Anti-Abortion Policy

Yeganeh Torbati 16/05/2017

The Trump administration plans to expand the scope of...