Russia's Black Sea navy is burden for Ukraine
Russia's Black Sea fleet might not carry much weight in strict military terms but its presence in the port of Sevastopol will burden Ukraine's future for generations to come, critics of the move say
ECB independence, succession in question
The European Central Bank's role in a $1trn emergency plan to stabilise the euro has raised doubts about its prized independence from political influence and cast uncertainty over its future leadership
Are US regulators dropping the ball on biocrops?
Robert Kremer, a US government microbiologist who studies Midwestern farm soil, has spent two decades analysing the rich dirt that yields billions of bushels of food each year and helps the US retain its title as breadbasket of the world
Report: NASA'S outdated labs jeopardise research
Many of NASA's research labs are old, and budget cuts have seriously jeopardised scientific research at the space agency, according to a National Research Council report
