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Background radiation: no evidence for ill-effects
Cancer occurrence not consistently higher in monazite-rich areas

Oceanic storms create oases in the watery desert
THE SARGASSO Sea, like other mid-ocean regions of the world, is warmer, saltier, bluer, and clearer than most other parts of the North Atlantic. The prevailing oceanographic wisdom has suggested that such open waters were mostly desert-like, ...

Laser device offers alternative to video surveillance
The laser scans many points per second, detects small changesThe field of view is divided into 10 billion pointing locations
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Tomorrow's television today?
TV, as we know it, is being challenged by multiple technologies


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FARMER'S NOTEBOOK
Spirulina cultivation: low investment, high income
One kg of dry spirulina powder is being sold at Rs. 1,000 in the market

Tackling leafhopper in mango
LEAFHOPPER IS one of the important pests of mango. Mango leafhoppers are monophagous, that is, they attack only mango crops. There are three species of leafhoppers noticed, namely, Idioscopus clypealis, Amritodus atkinsoni and ...


FARM QUERIES
Pink coloured worms
Some pink coloured, soft- bodied worms, each about a centimetre long, are found nestling inside the heartwood of my citrus tree. How do I get rid of them? BHARATI JAGANNATHAN
Faridabad Plugging the holes with a swab soaked in ...


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Flower fail
It is nearly two months since my 60 different hybrid hibiscus plants have not borne any flowers. Is there any method to induce flowering in these plants? S. SRINIVASAN
Chennai It is not clear whether the plants are annuals or ...


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