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Radio programmes broadcasted in deep space may liven up space flying
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Cosmic rain
The seas are supposed to be the result of condensation of water vapour originating from the Earth itself. Now, there is evidence that the water may have a cometary source: the Earth's
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Bangladesh State of the Environment Report : The Monthly Overview, September 2013
<p>Brick makers in Bangladesh using conventional methods blamed for polluting the air, now seek two more years to be ready for conversion into environment-friendly technologies though they have already enjoyed around three years for this. Read more in this first Monthly Bangladesh State of the Environment Report published by the South Asia Environment Portal. September 2013 Edition is out! Download, Read and Share. Happy reading!</p>
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Gas gobbling algae
Carbon dioxide emissions from power plants can be reduced by a process involving algae, sunlight, and a little common sense
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Automatic warning
Posting humans to inhospitable sites in the Himalaya to monitor snow and wind patterns may soon be unnecessary
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Microbial fuel cell
A device that helps generate electricity from human faeces
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Peel power
A waste byproduct earlier, banana peels are now hailed as a new source of biogas
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A pedestrian view
The new fuels leave vehicle owners with little choice
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Red heat
Droughts in Africa were far worse in the last millennium than is now
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Lava tracking
Scientists try to explain massive volcanic eruptions of the past
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New face
A new planet outside our solar system comes to light
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Distilled waste
A way to detoxify distillery wastes
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A new moon!
Galileo, en route to Jupiter, flew within 2,400 km of the asteroid Ida to discover a natural satellite, Dactyl. Ida is a member of the Koronis family of asteroids, which are believed to
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Genesis
Released by the us National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on November 2 (see Down To Earth, Vol 4, No 14), these Hubble-captured snapshots hold up to the eye a mind-blowing,
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Sweet measures
New means of collecting honey will no longer destroy the entire honey comb
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The magic eye
Sounds almost like a sci fi movie, but there is light in the dark for those who have lost their eyesight. A high tech curing device is on the anvil
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MONEYMAKERS
• Western mining companies are rushing towards a new eldorado: Cuba. This year, Joutel Resources of Canada became the first western firm to sign an exploration agreement with the Cuban mining
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Lanco's allies
Jonas Hamberg stumbles on fictitious companies dealing in public funds. It was all there on the Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation (RREC) website—names of companies, addresses and phone numbers. But
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Native anger
Alaskan natives take the message of the dangers of climate change catastrophic to the office of an oil company , whose activities threaten their culture and livelihood
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Galileo says
The six year long wait for the Galileo trip to Jupiter started paying off scientific returns last fortnight, as the data sent by the probe was analysed and NASA scientists released the first results