Several strains of influenza or flu have been named after Guangdong province, where the first sars cases surfaced. This dubious distinction stems from the agricultural practices prevalent in the

Between March 25 and 27, 2003, two different groups of researchers in the cdc and Hong Kong University announced that a previously unrecognised coronavirus could have caused the sars epidemic.

sars is a stark reminder that there is no universal safeguard against infectious diseases. The syndrome has actu

Scientists reveal that the us military bombarded Vietnam with greater quantities of Agent Orange and other defoliants than previously estimated. The findings were unearthed by a study spanning five

Petroleum fuels the engines of the global economy. So there is never enough of it. Oil politics dictates international relations

Energy policy has always been of vital importance in the US. That's why oil and gas executives have taken over the reigns of the government today

The landlocked Caspian Sea is a cauldron of geopolitics. Its essential ingredients: oil and natural gas

India's energy supplies depend entirely on the vagaries of the market