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Has the war directed at science ended? Mars crater shaped by wind and water The two Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, have provided much information about the planet in the five years they’ve been rolling around the surface. Most of the data relates to the central question of the role water might have ... 
Climate change biggest threat to healthSenior doctors in the U.K. recently published a report warning that climate change is the biggest threat to global health of the 21st century. Rising global temperatures would have a catastrophic effect on human health, the doctors said, and ... SNAPSHOTS 
Mobile phones linked to decline of gorillasThe western world’s reliance on mobile phones is directly linked to the decline of at least ten of Africa’s primate species. These include western lowland gorillas. ... 
Pinpointing multiple objects with precisionResearchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built a laser ranging system that can pinpoint multiple objects with nanometre precision over distances up to 100 km. ... 
One galaxy on collision course with anotherAstronomers have succeeded in measuring the size of giant galaxy Messier 87 and found its outer parts have been stripped away by still unknown effects. The galaxy also is on a collision course with another giant galaxy. ... 
Wholly intact fossil may be the ’missing link’A 47-million-year-old primate fossil, a purported "missing link" between primates and humans, in New York. Its essentially whole skeleton, could shed light on the construction of the primate family tree. ... Space shuttle Atlantis touches down safely Space shuttle Atlantis and its astronauts returned safely to Earth, detouring from Florida to California. It was the end to a 13-day mission that repaired and enhanced the Hubble Space ... 
‘Eating for two’ during pregnancy not advisedThere is more medical evidence that pregnant women should steer clear of advice to “eat for two.” Women who consumed extra calories, as well as fried foods and dairy, had excessive gestational weight gain. ...
FARMER'S NOTEBOOK Doctorate conferred on Banavasi farmer for pioneering practices Personal marketing is the only way to end exploitation by middlemen Managing thrips infestation in onion Thrips are the most damaging insect pests of onion, causing severe yield loss. The pests prefer to feed on young plant tissues from newly emerged leaves. When the leaf grows, the previous damage produced by the thrips enlarges, leaving empty ...
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