Madeleine C. Thomson and colleagues call on climate and health researchers, policy-makers and practitioners to work together to tackle infectious diseases.

Governments and corporations are eager to control the Net. Surveillance of netizens is commonplace whether in democracies or in totalitarian regimes. What does the loss of Internet freedom mean? Down To Earth finds out.

The UK government issued a press release confirming BP had contravened human rights r

 In 1946, scientists started tracking thousands of British children  born during one cold March week. On their 65th birthday, the study members find themselves more scientifically valuable then ever before.
 

The information in patent documents and applications can play an important role in improving access to

Chhattisgarh’s community news service on mobile phone helps tribal people find voice.

This article documents and then examines the various benefi ts that, it is claimed, will fl ow from linking the Unique Identity number with the public distribution system and the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. It fi lters the unfounded claims, which arise from a poor understanding of how the PDS and NREGS function, from the genuine ones.

Lack of transparency in clinical trial conduct, publication bias and selective reporting bias are still important problems in medical research. Through clinical trials registration, it should be possible to take steps towards resolving some of these problems.