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| Fossilised dinosaur eggs found in MP
The rare discovery is a significant step in the study of dinosaurs in Narmada Valley, reports Nivedita Khandekar.
Indian dinosaurs survived on grass |
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| Ageing Adams can affect India's economy
Andropause is a matter of concern not only for one's health, but also for national economy as it could affect people's productivity badly, say experts. |
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| Role for cashew nut in nanotech
The fluid inside the nutshell have been found to be useful in making nanofluid.
Nanotechnology can reduce costs: Kroto |
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| Parrots name their babies
Scientists in Germany have discovered that parrots use a distinctive call for each of their chicks, with no two chicks being given the same "name" call. |
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| 400,000-yr-old DNA found in bear tooth
Scientists says the find will make it possible to subject a large number of extinct animals to DNA analysis. |
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| NRI teen breaks N American pi record
Gaurav Raja has memorised 10,980 digits of pi, a mathematical term representing the ratio of circle's circumference to the diameter. |
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| Orchid defies gravity for survival
The pink-flowered Holcoglossum amesianum reproduces in an adverse climate by twisting its male sexual organ so that it can fertilise the female. |
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| Of magic and microbiology!
A brilliant cook and a gifted magician, Prof Chhatwal has also gained renown for his work on a killer bacterium. |
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| Israelis discover blind scorpion
The species is known to live in South America but it's the first time they have been found in the Middle East region. |
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| Rule-breaker 'crucified' on WWW
The site — Roma Victor — is an online recreation of life in Britain 2,000 years ago, in which players live as slaves and citizens under the Roman empire. |
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| Israel opens underwater museum
In world's first underwater museum, visitors can see some 36 sign-posted sites along four marked trails in the 87,000-sq-yd sunken harbour. |
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| Do aliens live inside Egyptian pyramids?
Balancing on his head in the shadow of the ancient pyramids of Giza, a Dutch visitor tries to connect to the spiritual forces he says are swirling around the monuments during Wednesday's solar eclipse. |
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| 250,000-yr-old skull unearthed
Ethiopian scientists say they have found a hominid skull that could be a missing link between ancient and modern man. |
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| Frog communicates by ultrasound
This helps the concave-eared Amolops tormotus to overcome the noise of the waterfalls it inhabits, say researchers. |
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