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Helping drug addicts kick the needle African dust, Atlantic Ocean hurricanes The dust that originates in the Sahara Desert, is lofted by windstorms which carries it west over the Atlantic. High levels of airborne dust reduce the amount of sunlight that reaches the ocean, lowering sea surface temperatures and, generally, ... SNAPSHOTS 
Oil exploration threatens polar bearsLess than a month after declaring polar bears a threatened species because of global warming, the Bush administration is giving oil companies permission to annoy and potentially harm them in the pursuit of oil and natural gas. ... 
Drone for land and sea multi missionsORKA, a drone for army and navy land and sea multi missions made by EADS (European Aeronautic Defense and Space company) is seen during the EuroSatory Defense Exhibition outside Paris. ... Ancient date seeds from Masada Date seeds found at the ancient fortress Masada were used by Israeli researchers to grow a sapling. The seed was about 2,000 years old and may help restore a species of biblical trees. ... 
Successful reverse vasectomy on horseRecently, veterinarians at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo performed a successful reverse vasectomy on a Przewalski horse named Minnesota — the first procedure of its kind to be performed on an endangered species. ... 
Mysterious white material on MarsThis image released by NASA shows one trench after two digs by Phoenix’s Robotic Arm. Shallow trenches excavated by the lander have turned up specks and at times even stripes of mysterious white material. ... Deep-sea tsunami early-warning buoy The U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Indonesia’s agency for assessment and application technology (BPPT) will independently launch two deep-sea tsunami early-warning buoys. ...
‘Touch and talk’ Keyboard and mouse may become passe soon
Liver drug helps astronauts As astronaut Garrett Reisman adjusts to Earth’s gravity after three months in space, a University of Kentucky physiologist is continuing his tests on a 50-year-old drug used for liver treatments as a means of helping astronauts perform ...
FARMER'S NOTEBOOK Bread sandwich method can provide vegetables throughout the year About 2,500 farmers all over the country are practising this concept Control of leaf eating caterpillar in Moringa Moringa oleifera is famous as a vegetable used in southern Indian dishes due to its unique taste and medicinal properties and it is also a highly renumerative commercial crop for farmers. FARM QUERIES Chilli powder remedy My four drumstick trees are infested heavily with caterpillars which infest other plants in my garden Is there any eco friendly method avaialble to control this menace? S. Geetha Padmanbhan New DelhiMix ... Pest repellant Can pudhina be used to ward off pests such as bugs, beetles from stored food grains? Ananth New JerseyLike neem, pudhina can be also be used to safely store food grains from pest and insects. You can ...
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