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Pollution - an old ancestral legacy
Think of pollution and images of chimneys, smoke and industrial waste flash across your mind. A recent scientific study suggests that pollution is as old as mankind itself. Read on ...
Himalayas Impact Global Climate
The Himalayas are not only the highest mountain chain in the world they also have a profound effect on the world climate. The Gobi and the Mongolian deserts are courtesy the Himalaya. Read on ...
A Library for Bacteria
Detection of bacterial strains that reside in the human guts in coastal waters can be used as a method of tracing the source of water pollution. Read on ...
Penguin Sweaters
Oil spills are quite common and have disastrous results. Here's a new method of saving penguins from oil spills. Read on ...
The Cool Firefly
Fireflies are not flies but beetles. They send out light signals every now and then. But, unlike our bulbs which produce light and heat, their light is cool. And if you see them at night on a tree, you might think it is a brightly lit Christmas tree. Read on ...
The Fish Which Changes From Female to Male
There is a fish called the blackspot angelfish. When the male fish of the group dies, the largest female fish starts changing in appearance. At the end of it she becomes a male... Read on ...
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Stinking Plants
Some flowers like to smell like rotting meat. They do it to trick insects. Read on ...
King of Fruits
Indians have been biting into juicy mangoes for 3,000 years. But the western world came to know about it only 300 years ago! Read on ...
Smelling Food with the Tongue
Snakes do not have a nose for the good things of life. Only a tongue. Read on ...
Scales for Safety
Fish are thick skinned. They don't get hurt when they brush against jagged rocks. Read on ...
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