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Science and Technology - Briefs
Issue Date: Jun 30, 2013
TECHNOLOGY
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News Snippets
Issue Date: Sep 15, 2012
>> On August 5, colourful beach umbrellas along Italy’s sun-soaked coast were kept closed in protest against a government plan to auction patches of seafront. Although it is state property, access to much of the Italian coast has long been controlled by beach clubs. The beach clubs say the plan favours multinational companies and will put 30,000 beach business and 600,000 workers at risk.
No mermaid fairytale
Issue Date: Aug 15, 2012
A loud “oooooph” was heard as the giant surfaced, the sound loud enough to capture the attention of people across the shoreline. They saw a mermaid-shaped body gently skimming the surface of the water. A loud splash, and the animal disappeared into the deep blue, leaving a quizzical look in the eyes of the people.
Science and Technology - Briefs
Issue Date: May 15, 2012
Astrophysics
Star-eating monsters
Science and Technology - Briefs
Issue Date: Feb 15, 2012
Technology
Instant repair
Dwarfed by climate change
Issue Date: Dec 15, 2011
IF YOU thought climate change causes only sea level rise and intensifies natural disasters, think again. Several species of plants and animals are getting smaller over generations due to rising global temperatures and shifting weather patterns, according to a compilation of fossil records and studies by scientists of National University of Singapore. Though humans are not growing shorter, the trend could profoundly affect food security in years ahead, they warn.
Origin of child birth
Issue Date: Oct 31, 2011
THE mystery of what separated mammals that nurture their young ones for nine months from the marsupials and egg layers has finally been uncovered.
Science and Technology - Briefs
Issue Date: Aug 31, 2011
HEALTH
Why you puke
Science and Technology - Briefs
Issue Date: May 15, 2011
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The real cost of bat loss
Earth on verge of mass extinction
Issue Date: Apr 30, 2011
THE earth is heading towards mass extinction if researchers at University of California (UC), Berkeley, are to be believed. The last time plant and animal species became extinct on a mass scale was 65 million years ago when dinosaurs perished.
