Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Thursday, November 11, 2004
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Online edition of India's National Newspaper Thursday, November 11, 2004 |
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Getting clock wise We can time our behaviour to ensure our body is best primed to deal with what we are asking of it by respecting circadian rhythms. Eating behaviour of T. rex revealed DUSTING OFF scraps of hadrosaur bones from a museum collection, a University of Wisconsin-Madison undergraduate has found evidence for a previously unrecognized feeding behaviour for Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex). In a presentation at a ... Origin of cosmic rays determined AN INTERNATIONAL team of astronomers (including the U.K.) has produced the first ever image of an astronomical object using high energy gamma rays, helping to solve a 100 year old mystery — an origin of cosmic rays. Their research, ... New substitute for lead SCIENTISTS HAVE discovered a possible substitute for environmentally toxic lead in the fabrication of computer memory components. The components, which are a type of RAM (or random access memory) known as FeRAM, are in a stage of very rapid ... Care of transition cows A TRANSITION cow is an animal which is about to calve and after calving the first 2-4 weeks are most critical for the well-being and production capacity of the animal. Normally, the duration of pregnancy (gestation) in cattle is about 285 days ... Integrated whitefly management WHITE FLY (Bemisia tabaci) sucks plant sap and excretes a sticky waste called honeydew. Over 60 different plant viruses are transmitted through the dew. The pest adopts a two-pronged action strategy. It destroys through high infestation ...
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Let us salute the Linux localisersLinux distributions for the consumer desktop may be imperfect; but Indian developers have already created some compelling applications, especially in local languages.
Ideal intercrops in areca-nut plantationsPEPPER, BANANA and cocoa are among the promising intercrops in areca nut plantations, according to scientists Ravi Bhat and S. Sujatha of the Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI) Regional Station at Vittal, Karnataka. From a high ... Seed name ANSWER: The botanical name of Watercress seeds is Nasturtium officinale. | ||||