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Many glaciers, ice caps worldwide in retreat Climate change: tussles behind the ‘hockey stick’ graph It is a persuasive image. The “hockey stick” graph shows the average global temperature over the past 1,000 years. For the first 900 years there is little variation, like the shaft of an ice-hockey stick. Then, in the 20th century, ... 
Tomatoes that keep longerA team of scientists at the National Institute of Plant Genome Research in New Delhi has developed a technique to create transgenic tomatoes that do not become squishy even one and a half months after being plucked. The same method may ... Stem cells rescue nerve cells Scientists at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have shown how transplanted stem cells can connect with and rescue threatened neurons and brain tissue. The results point the way to new possible treatments for brain damage and ... 
Walking up the wall like SpidermanDo you fancy walking up walls like the Spiderman — the hero of millions? Technological advances have a way of catching up with our childhood fantasies, sooner or later.A palm-sized device invented by Cornell University researchers ... SNAPSHOTS Contact lenses to block harmful UV radiation A new study reported in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science found that UV-blocking contact lenses can reduce or eliminate the effects of the sun’s harmful UV ... 
Stratospheric clouds’ effect on surface heatA 10 per cent drop in water vapour in the stratosphere has had a big impact on global warming. This finding might help explain why global surface temperatures have not risen as fast in the last ten years as in the 1980s and ... Methane hydrate may augment natural gas Naturally found methane hydrate may be a huge source of methane, the main component of natural gas, ultimately augmenting conventional natural gas supplies, says a new report from the National Research Council, U.S. ... Brain responses under anesthesia and in sleep The brains of people under anesthesia respond to stimuli as they do in the deepest sleep — leading to a developing theory of consciousness and a new way to assess loss of consciousness in states such as ... 
Bio-fuel, direct from biomass, by a microbeResearchers have developed a microbe that can produce an advanced bio-fuel directly from biomass. Deploying the tools of synthetic biology, a strain of Escherichia coli was engineered to produce biodiesel fuel. ... Forest fires’ impact on climate overestimated A recent study at Oregon State University indicates that some past approaches to calculating the impacts of forest fires have overestimated the number of live trees that burn up and the amount of CO{-2} released as a ...
FARMER'S NOTEBOOK One-stop machine for bamboo The novel device is breaking new ground in design and utility Extruded floating fish feed a boon for farmers The coastal districts of Andra Pradesh are now witnessing a new method in fish feeding. Fishes are being fed with the extruded floating feeds replacing the traditional method of feeding with the raw materials .Bhimavaram, Gudivada, ... FARM QUERY Navara rice variety Navara rice variety is used as a nutritional rice and health food and contains medicinal properties. The cultivation of this rice variety is almost extinct. You can contact Mr. P.Narayanan Unny, Navara Eco Farm, Karukamani Kalam, Chittur ...
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