Minimising the environmental damage that new roads cause is generally regarded as a good thing. But to do that, it helps to understand just how roads cause the damage of which they are accused. In
The tale of shrimping in the Gulf of Mexico, which streches from Texas to Florida, is not a happy one. Too many boats, too many empty nets. The shrimpers have resonded by harvesting shrimps that are
The timber industry is turning over a new new leaf. These days, environmentalists are not the only one who are proclaiming the importance of protecting trees. From forestry companies to superstores,
The Asian long-horned beetle has invaded residential areas in and around Chicago and New York and has been found in warehouses in 12 other states. The beetle bores deep into hardwood trees,
In a paper published in Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Michael Murphy, a psychologist at Masschusetts General Hospital in Boston and his colleagues have proved that breakfast is good
Until now, those who have lost their sense of touch have just had to live with the problem, trying instead to become more aware of their surroundings using the senses that remain. James Collins, a
A fresh debate on euthanasia has bubbled up in France since, a fortnight ago, a nurse in a hospital near Paris was put on trial for helping patients to die. French law, as almost everywhere else in
