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Trunk call
Magazine>> Ivory Trade • South Africa
Skin deep
Skin, A Biography by Sharad P Paul, Harper Collins, Rs 499
Oasis of quiet
FESTIVAL>>NOISE • Australia
Celebrity’s anti-shale angst
SONG>>SHALE GAS • US
Taken to tusk
GOOGLE>>IVORY • Africa/Japan
A fine threat
Nanoparticles in soil get absorbed by crops, can enter food chain
Sleeping with enemy
Bed bugs continue to be the most difficult pest to exterminate
Cross Hairs - January 16-31, 2015
Spells of sleep
Humans did not always sleep eight hours
Check that selfie
Photographs>> Wildlife>>Global
Mural protest
Street Art>> Economic Crisis • Greece
Rhino under hammer
Auction>> Rhino Hunt • US/Namibia
Lasting impact
Art>> MINGEI • Japan
A social media nation
FACEBOOK>>NATIONALITY ÔÇó Kosovo
Google’s new catch
Internet>> Satellite Imagery ÔÇó Persian Gulf
The errant speech writer
Plagiarism>> ELECTION • Tajikistan
Amazon check
Online Retail>> LAW ÔÇó France