Timeline: Swine flu

A chronology of the H1N1 outbreak A new strain of swine flu - influenze A (H1N1) - is spreading around the globe. This timeline will be continually updated with key dates, drawing on authoritative information from the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other sources. For more on the situation see the Nature News swine...

Tamil Literature On The Mobile

Sangam Literature is being converted into mobile format by MobileVeda, a startup being incubated at the Vellore Institute of Technology, reports UNI. 42 books, including Thirukurral, Patthupattu, Ettuthogai and Silapathikaram, are available for download at their site thinnai.info, though it does require registration. The company intends to launch a platform for converting any content into mobile books. The new name for the site is...

Herpetology Workshop

It's a message from Madras Crocodile Bank - Centre For HerpetologyP.O. Box 4, Mamallapuram - 603 104,Tamil Nadu, India.Phone [Mob.] +91 9940052964Phone [Office] +91 44 27472447Of Kings and Men! Agumbe has long been the focus of much rumour, legend and superstition. Aside from the unexplored terrain, deep forests and remoteness, the area’s climate and denizens have made it one of the more austere places...