On the largest scales, matter is strung out on an intricate pattern known as the cosmic web. The tendrils of this web should reach right into our own cosmic backyard, lacing the Galactic halo with lumps of dark matter. The search for these lumps, lit up by stars that formed within them, is a major astronomical endeavor, although it has failed to find the huge expected population. Is this a dark...

In the country, livestock is firmly integrated into the economic structure of farm and village life. Livestock raising is being recognized as a key element which contributes to rural income and to the efficient use of the available resources in the rural sector. The raising of farm animals is still on a small scale basis since it is intimately tied-in with farmers' activities and way of life. C...