The Sudden Infant Death Syndrome SIDS is more frequent among children in the West than in Asia. Researchers say a difference in child care practices may be the cause.

The manner in which marijuana and heroin affect the brain can provide useful clues to developing more effective painkillers.

Through the centuries, human beings have tried to establish their dominance over animals, killing them for both food and sport. Even today, animals continue to be exploited in the name of scientific research.

New evidence has emerged for the existence of dark matter -- an invisible constituent of the universe that is believed to play a key role in the formation of galaxies.

Animals were tried and punished just like human beings in medieval Europe.

The failure of the Big Bang theory to explain the early history of the universe resulted in the development of the inflationary theory, but this one has important implications for the search for dark matter.

The department of science and technology has initiated public debate on ways to stimulate the country's stagnating research and development activity.

• Accessibility of technology to all segments of society, upgrading of traditional skills. • Waste prevention, lower raw material consumption, preventive pollution control. •

Long bus journeys usually result in an aching back and queasy stomachs for passengers. But sitting in the front only worsens their discomfort.

Scientists and industrialists are trying to give final shape to a body that will select and fund projects.