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Long-standing mystery of spider webs solvedScientists have gone one step further in understanding the long-standing mystery about real spider webs — the secret of spider web glue. The findings are an advance toward a new generation of biobased adhesives and glues — ... Evolutionary mechanisms yield biological diversity An international team of scientists has discovered how changes in both gene expression and gene sequence led to the diversity of visual systems in African cichlid fish. In research published in a the latest issue of the journal ... Why texting while driving is dangerous Research found that sending SMS on a mobile phone is riskier than talking Why blocked nose affects food taste Research shows that accurate taste perception relies on a functioning olfactory system Effects of aircraft emissions studied First ever analysis of emissions from aircraft have finally been made in the U.S., and they have been found responsible for 4 per cent to 8 per cent of surface global warming since surface air temperature records began in 1850. This ... SNAPSHOTS 
For apes, teeth are for the toughest timesThe teeth of some apes are formed primarily to handle the most stressful times when food is scarce. So such food should be conserved if apes are to be ... 
Pomegranate fruits to fight infectionsA new use for pomegranate rind has been found; it can be turned into an ointment for treating common hospital infections. Rind’s infection-fighting properties increased when metal salts and vitamin C were ... 
How climate change affects fishermenA recent FAO report looks at how climate change can impact fisheries and aquaculture. It looks at how ocean acidification, coral bleaching and altered river flows will impact fisherfolk, an already-vulnerable sector. ... 
Electronic nose to select appealing smellA statistical methodology that enables the aromatic characteristics of different samples of a tomatoes and melons to be compared efficiently, using an electronic smelling system has been ... 
Milky Way’s oldest stellar populationA new object with an age of thousands of millions of years and a mass of one tenth of the Sun, placing it at the frontier between low-mass stars and brown dwarfs, has been discovered as the furthest of its class in Milky Way. ... 
Global warming and marginal communitiesA special issue of Environmental Justice shows how global warming, pollution, and the environmental consequences of energy production impose a greater burden on low-income communities. ...
FARMER'S NOTEBOOK Scientists, private companies exploit a farmer, deny him his due Vidharbha farmers cultivate HMT paddy variety as it gets a good price FARMER'S NOTEBOOK Organic farming to mitigate global warming Copenhagen in Denmark is a place of happening today where more than 195 countries have come together to discuss various steps to prevent and reduce global warming. FARM QUERIES Farmer’s details Can you kindly help me with the contact details of a farmer Mr. Roshanlal who developed a sugarcane cutting machine? D. Palanichamy Tamil NaduMr. Roshanlal Vishwakarma, P.O. Mekh, Gotegaon, Narsinghpur, ... FARM QUERIES Reliable seedlings You can contact Mr. Arun R. Nagarajan, Yendal farm nursery, Pattiveeranpatti 624211, Dindugal district, Tamil Nadu, phone: 04543-267228, mobile: ...
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