K.S. Parthasarathy

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"Food production – how the food is grown or raised – and meal preparation – how the food is cooked –both contribute to the carbon footprint." Credit: diametrik/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

What’s the Carbon Footprint of Your Sofa, of Your Festival Meal?

39 tourists swabbed door handles in 136 airports around 59 countries, finding that a deadly bug resistant to antimicrobial drugs and known to exist in India also exists in Paris, where it is rare. Credit: limaoscarjuliet/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

How Researchers Found That Tourists Accidentally Carried a Superbug from India to Paris

Credit: evanblaser/Flickr, CC BY 2.0 (statins)

Are Statins Safe to Treat Heart Disease?

Radiation. Credit: drexler/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Radiation Phobia, Effects and Standards: A Regulator’s Dilemma

The tones of plain rice (left) and Golden Rice. Credit: Golden Rice Humanitarian Board. www.goldenrice.org

Nobel Laureates Slam Greenpeace’s Opposition to GMOs, Golden Rice

A Wreath of White Roses Over the Ruins of Mehrangir, Homi Bhabha’s Home

Major Study Sees Cellphone Radiation-Cancer Link But Remains Inconclusive