Monday, February 8, 2016

Zika Raises the Question: Are Mosquitoes Necessary?


The insects are crucial pollinators for many plants—including orchids—and food for a range of species. PUBLISHED The mosquito—tiny, frail, eminently squishable, and yet capable of such destruction. In the wake of a rapidly expanding Zika virus epidemic, many have talked of declaring war on the in...


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Killing mosquitos


The insects are crucial pollinators for many plants—including orchids—and food for a range of species. PUBLISHED The mosquito—tiny, frail, eminently squishable, and yet capable of such destruction. In the wake of a rapidly expanding Zika virus epidemic, many have talked of declaring war on the in...


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Ram Sethu

Recreation of Ram Sethu on a map fuels a never-ending controversy

On Thursday, the Supreme Court turned down a request by Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy seeking an urgent hearing to verify if a Cabinet decision had been taken to “not touch” the …


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How the British and Americans started listening in


A secret visit to Bletchley Park 75 years ago gave birth to an alliance between two British and US intelligence agencies which continues today. It was late on 8 February 1941 when four Americans arrived at Bletchley Park. Black-out curtains made the mansion appear even darker. The journey of the ...


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What is 'Islamic state'

Sunday, February 7, 2016

Plastic bottle mouse trap


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PS
It was in the early 1960s at the Colombo Medical Faculty the I heard that ' A tom cat was the only ball-bearing type of rat trap, available in the market'.

Annato, natural food additive, prevents skin cancer cells development.

Researchers have discovered some rather special properties in the natural food additive, annatto: properties that can block the development of certain skin cancer cells in mice. It would appear that …


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