A regional court in the southern city of Krakow on Tuesday cleared the U.S. tobacco company Philip Morris and France's Seita of liability in causing lung cancer and the death of a Polish woman. more »
Ecstasy, the amphetamine-like drug made popular by ``raves'' and other mass dancing events, can severely deplete levels of a brain chemical linked with mood, researchers said on Monday. more »
Health: Drug doesn't fight the virus but prevents many opportunistic infections. Still, even its low cost poses problems for poor nations. more »
On Tuesday, June 4th, over 200 representatives of the Russian scientific community gathered in the streets of major Russian cities to demonstrate against a bill to cut funding for scientific research. more »
On Wednesday the "Kosmos-3M" light carrierrocket was launched from the "Plesetsk" cosmodrome. more »
Canadian scientists found that one virus destroy cancer tumor cells. Maybe it is the beginning of anti-cancer medicine? more »
In a major step toward a new era of gene-based medicine and disease treatment, two research centers are expected to announce on Monday that they separately have sketched a map detailing the secrets of human genetic structure. more »
The specialists are sure that "large-scale influence of the chemical weapon on the environment of the Baltic sea is impossible". more »
The scientists build the biggest botanical garden in the World, which will contain the plants from three climate zones. The project is called the Eden Project. more »
Government and industry are to invest matching funds to develop optical Internet technology, Science Minister Lord Sainsbury said today. more »