Alex Shimo

James Fallows, a columnist at The Atlantic has this excellent analysis of a recent report by American Physical Society. It’s a...

Within three years, skyscrapers might be powering our homes. A team from MIT has been figuring out how to make solar cells cheap...

Skin whiteners are all the rage in Asia, but some see racism in the advertisements

Prince Charles, famous for his ‘lunatic fringe’ interests and unorthodox views, turns 60

Two New York scientists - geologist Peter Keleman and geochemist Juerg Matter say they’ve found a rock that can be harnessed to...

In one of his election promises, Obama said he would implement a cap-and-trade policy on emissions. This can be an efficient way...

Environmentalists have generally come out in favour of Obama, and while there is much similarity between the two presidential...

In its first ever policy paper on climate change, China has admitted that its carbon emissions are now equal to those of the...

Over 90 per cent of China’s organ transplants come from prisoners

How green tech is changing the face of the chemical industry