THE UPHEAVAL in Canada's forestry sector is shaking many of the biggest companies to their roots. Parent companies, strapped for cash, have stopped supporting subsidiaries that are making losses

Scientists are trying to make designer solids substances whose molecules they assemble according to a predetermined plan

A mathematical theory may result in an objective technique to evaluate both the comfort of a fabric and how it will behave over time

A common market linking Mexico, the United States and Canada could very well result in US firms heading north or south to escape strict pollution control standards