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| Hidden life |
| Scientists discover 430,000-year-old organisms in the Indian Ocean. G.S. Mudur reports |
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almost impulsive, detour to plumb one of the deepest points in the Indian ocean.
Geologist Bejugam Nagender Nath had spent four weeks with a team of scientists
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| Not the whole truth |
| How to solve real-life problems that stump even the fastest digital computers? T
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| Science beyond textbooks |
| Basic science education in West Bengal is now confined to textbooks and the expe
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| Star trek to tumour |
Astronomer George Fraser projected two spectacular images from his powerpoint projector. Both of them looked identical with bright rings, colourful cloudbursts and brilliant blue protrusions. ?The right-hand image shows the supernova remnant RCW 103 ... | Read..
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| QED: Those fatal medicines
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Dearth of anti-venom serum (AVS) is believed to be solely responsible for most of the deaths caused by snakebite ? the most neglected (and preventable) affliction in India. But the notion is not entirely true. The problem also lies in the inferior qua
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Journey to the centre of Universe
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THE BOOK NOBODY READ OWEN GINGERICH WALKER & COMPANY; $ 25 ... | Read.. |
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Why Corner
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| Why do nails grow faster on the fingers? |
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In a world hungry for medical magic bullets, vitamin E seemed to have it all. It?s cheap. It?s available. And, for years, doctors and patients alike believed it really worked, showing particular promise as ammunition against heart disease. There were ... | 
