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The chance discovery of the ozone hole Stress-diabetes genetic link Israeli researchers announced they have found a genetic connection between stress and diabetes, offering some hope towards fighting a related problem: overeating.“We showed that the actions of a single gene in just one part of the ... Strawberry variety meets the requirements for a space crop Astronauts could one day tend their own crops on long space missions, and Purdue University researchers have found a healthy candidate to help satisfy a sweet tooth — a strawberry that requires little maintenance and energy.Cary ... Solar panels and purple bacteria Purple bacteria are tiny organisms that live in aquatic environments like the bottom of lakes and the colourful corals under the sea, using sunlight as their source of energy.Their natural design seems the best structural solution for ... Have aliens been visiting Earth? Accusing world famous astrophysicist Stephen Hawking of spreading misinformation about threats from aliens, former Canadian defence minister Paul Hellyer claimed recently that extraterrestrials have actually been visiting earth for ... 
Coal-plant CO {-2} in U.S. could soon be passeThe U.S. could completely stop emissions of CO {-2} from coal-fired power plants within 20 years by using technology that already exists or could be commercially available within a ... ‘Snowball earth' event triggered later ice ages An episode called ‘snowball earth,' which may have covered the continents and oceans in a thick sheet of ice, produced a dramatic change in the carbon cycle. This change, in turn, may have triggered future ice ... 
Fault-fixing technology restores power quicklyA new generation automated fault-fixing technology remotely locates and isolates an electrical fault wherever it occurs in a power distribution network and restores current in seconds, an answer to lengthy power ... 
Studying Enceladus' composition, structureNASA's Cassini spacecraft completed its 26-hour gravity observation at Saturn's moon Enceladus recently, sending back data scientists will use to understand the moon's interior composition and ... 
Increased CO {-2} levels lessen cooling by plantsTrees help keep the planet cool, but rising levels of CO {-2} in the atmosphere are turning down this effect. In some regions more than a quarter of the warming from increased CO {-2} is due to its direct impact on ... 
Inner ear protection against hearing lossResearchers have identified a hormone-like signalling system of the inner ear that sets baseline hearing sensitivity and helps protect against noise-induced hearing loss. It is a stress-response system within the ...
FARMER'S NOTEBOOK Food security depends on small and marginal dryland farmers About 40 villages in Tirunelveli have stopped using chemical fertilizers New method for raising mulberry in nursery In sericulture, mulberry saplings are commercially produced from cuttings under raised or flat bed system.The success of sprouting and vigour of the sapling are greatly influenced by competing weeds, soil moisture, and soil ... Farm Query The Kissan Call Centres can be accessed by farmers all over the country on a common toll free number 1800-180-1551. Since 10th June, 2004, the call centres service has been made available right from 6 A.M. to 10 P.M. except on Sundays and ...
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