What possible advances in the treatment of cancer could have been achieved had U.S. government officials chosen to advance, not suppress, research into the anti-cancer effects of cannabis?

Let's get a few things straight. The Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross affair is not a storm in a tea cup. It is the tea cup – the ultimate trivial expression of an utterly trivialised medium.

Consumers can be confident about the safety of granite countertops in their homes, say a growing number of respected experts as well as respected scientific research.

The largest study ever of bird genetics has uncovered some surprising facts about the avian evolutionary tree, US researchers said, including many that are bound to ruffle some feathers.

NEW YORK (JTA) -- In August 2001, Israel became a punching bag for several thousand human rights activists from throughout the world who were gathered for a U.N. anti-racism conference in Durban, South Africa.