There is a new whale in the ocean, Japanese scientists reported in the journal Nature. Analyzing bone structure and DNA, the three researchers said, they found that a type of whale first noticed by

Mining and energy projects in poor countries often end up doing as much harm as good by disrupting communities, polluting the environment, generating brutality and corruption. Locals in areas rich

The first study to compare two cholesterol-fighting drugs in coronary artery disease has found that one appears to be superior, according to a report on

A hormone that suppresses appetite ha sbeen made into a nasal spray which, in a preliminary test in 15 people who had fasted overnight, safely entered the bloodstream and appeared to reduce hunger

Tucked inside U.S. transportation law is a small phrase that has done a fairly heroic job of protecting some of America's most important historic areas for almost 40

The drug company Pfizer is donating more than $500 million worth of an antibiotic to fight trachoma, the world's leading cause of

Between a third and a half of all medical workers in Beijing who were treated for the potentially deadly SARS virus this year are now suffering from bone degeneration, a report said

A German manufacturer of infant formula has admitted that a kosher soy-based product it sells in Israel was missing an ingredient necessary to sustain infant life following the death of two Israeli

Britain has warned that a trade war could erupt if the United States ignores a ruling by the World Trade Organisation that American tariffs on imported steel are

Russia and Iran appear closer to an agreement that would clear the way for the completion of a nuclear power plant that Russians are building in