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Misrepresentation of information in report
Scientists are reacting strongly against the White House report
Neural bottleneck that thwarts multi-tasking found
IN OUR everyday lives, we seem to complete so many cognitive tasks effortlessly. However, we experience severe limitations when we try to do even two simple tasks at once. This is known as dual-task interference. Crippling ...
Long-lived African presence in U.K.
ALTHOUGH MOST of Britain's one million people who define themselves as `Black or Black British' owe their origins to immigration from the Caribbean and Africa from the mid-twentieth century onwards, in reality, there has been a long history of ...
World's worst sound
A YEAR-LONG quest to identify the worst sound in the world ended on January 23 with top honours going to the backdrop of market town Britain on a Saturday night: a person vomiting. Online study The sound, ...
Speaking Of Science

Milk reduces the health benefits of tea
Proteins in milk bind to tea's biologically active ingredients, making them ineffective

Agriculture

FARMER'S NOTEBOOK
Pathimugam: dye yielding medicinal tree variety
From one acre about sixty lakh rupees can be gained in 7-8 years
Management of red rot disease in sugarcane
Its symptoms are highly variable depending upon the susceptibility of the sugarcane variety and the environment. Symptoms may not be apparent in the early stages of the disease. In the later stages red rot causes standing cane to `break down.' ...
Farm Queries
How can I induce abundant fruit setting in my drumstick tree, aged about 10 years? M. Gopalapai Venu
Thrissur, Kerala Dig a circular pit around the tree about 2 feet away from the stem and apply about 3kg of ...

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