Doctors can provide alternative forms of screening for colon and rectal cancer but sometimes have a good reason to stick with the colonoscope. By Gina Kolata This year about 53,000 Americans are ...

Many school administrators see metal detectors as a quick fix for gun violence. But do they actually make schools safer, or are they just a Band-Aid solution? Let’s explore: When the cat's away ...

The world is full of legendary highways but none can compete with the Silk Road – the storied route set to fascinate the masses at the British Museum in a new exhibition (September 26 to ...

Let us revisit her short-lived but eventful career on the occasion of her death anniversary. Vijayalakshmi, widely known by her screen name Silk Smitha, was born on December 2, 1960. Over an 18-year ...

Silk Roads is about lots more than silk. John Masefield summed up the allure of trade with the east in his poem Cargoes: “Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant Ophir,/Rowing home to haven in sunny ...