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Is there a recipe for life on Saturn’s moon Enceladus?
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft tasted and sampled a surprising organic brew erupting in geyser-like fashion from Saturn’s moon Enceladus during a close flyby on March 12. Scientists are amazed that this tiny moon is so active, ...


New spin on quantum computing in nanotubes
The spin of an electron in a carbon nanotube is coupled The cylindrical topology of the tube allows coupling

Fossil find could be Europe’s first humans
A fossilised jawbone and teeth found in a cave in northern Spain may have belonged to one of the first human ancestors to set foot in western Europe. The hominid has been identified as Homo antecessor, or pioneer man, a possible ancestor ...

Atomic bomb survivors, cancers
In utero exposure - cancer link was unknownStudy confirms that ionising radiation is a weak carcinogen
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Individual or species? Animal rights or animal welfare?
During a short visit to Australia last month, I witnessed a heated debate between the Defence Department officials and animal activists. The former wanted to cull the kangaroo colony that was growing at an alarming rate in their office campus at ...


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FARMER'S NOTEBOOK
Bio-pesticides: ginger garlic extract measures up
Organic practices avoid investment on costly chemicals

Rare mushroom variety holds much potential
Elm oyster mushroom (Hypsizygus ulmarius), is a relatively rare mushroom variety. It looks similar to oyster mushroom but is far better in flavour and texture. In nature it grows on elms and beech as indicated by the name. ...


FARM QUERIES
Casuarina seedlings
From where can I purchase good quality casuarina seedlings for planting in my 15 acres land at Puducherry? Umashankar Balasubramanian ChennaiYou can contact the Dean, Forest College and Research ...


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Gerbera cultivation
Where I can get details on saplings, cultivation methods and manuring of Gerbera plants? N. Ravikumar Kochi, KeralaYou may contact the Head, Department of Pomology and Floriculture, College of ...


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