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Will cockroaches emerge as survivors of a nuclear war?
Everyone expects cockroaches to survive a nuclear war. If cockroaches are close to the ‘epicentre,’ they will be incinerated because of the intense heat. The legend is built on the notion that cockroaches are radiation ...

Memory shuts down as you doze off
Brain activity more responsive to speechBrain responses should be calibrated as a first step

Earth’s oxygen more ancient than first believed
A group of scientists from various universities have discovered that oxygen appeared first in Earth’s atmosphere about 50 to 100 million years earlier than was previously believed. Drilling deep into the earth’s crust they extracted a ...
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Why do I not like certain foods? Blame my genes
The nature-nurture interplay becomes particularly important in understanding the role of food habits in influencing the risk of certain diseases


Agriculture


FARMER'S NOTEBOOK
It is bloom time for gerbera cultivator in the plains
He has earned more than forty thousand rupees in about three months

Noni — a promising fruit for health
Noni (Morinda citrifolia) also called as Indian mulberry is a small evergreen tree that grows to a height of 10-12 feet. The fruits are used in the manufacture of fruit drinks, medicines and dyes. In India the tree is ...


FARM QUERIES
Companion crops
Planting more than one crop in the same row or planting different crops between two rows of the same crop is called companion planting. Crops should be selected with care to avoid shading or competition for water and ...


FARM QUERIES
Cow pat pit
A brick lined pit in which an organic preparation made by mixing cowdung, egg shell powder, basalt rock and biodynamic preparations is filled in desired quantities is called cow pat ...


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