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Small telescope helps make big discovery A small telescope, no bigger nor more powerful than a high-end digital camera, has helped researchers discover two new planets, both similar in make-up to the...
View ArticleHolistic path key to bio-science issues
SYSTEMS BIOLOGY The completion of the human genome project and acquisition of large data sets as well as infusion of scientists from different disciplines such as physicists and mathematicians have...
View ArticleMine of memories
The crucial structure for episodic memory is the hippocampus, that little curved ridge in the middle of the brain. Memories, according to scientists, can form in even very young children. It is not yet...
View ArticleUS northeast coast hotspot for rising sea levels
Research from the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows that sea levels are rising much faster between North Carolina and Massachusetts than anywhere else in the world. Asbury Sallenger, an oceanographer...
View ArticleDelicate dance to survive
CONSERVATION Red knots arrive at the beaches of the United States' Delaware Bay every spring to eat horseshoe crab eggs, in preparation for their annual migration. But because of overfishing of...
View ArticleWhen the hunter turns saviour
Good cause When the tiger is saved, it sets off a domino effect that saves its prey, their food source and every small and big species thriving in the vast habitat. The tiger thus ensures that the...
View Articlefrom here & there
Feasting in KodaguThe mid-monsoon month known as 'Ashada Masa' is regarded to be an inauspicious month for festivities. In Kodagu district, however, the locals observe 'Kakkada' (Ashada) almost like a...
View ArticleTragic episodes of elephant capture
Capturing wild elephants, earlier called khedda, was very popular in the erstwhile princely state of Mysore. This event was held to coincide with the visits of members of the British royal families and...
View ArticleMan with a tunnel vision
ON A MISSION Mahalinga Naik is a one-man army. Consider this: he has single-handedly dug tunnel after tunnel, before he found water in the fifth one. He has built walls, percolation pits and tanks with...
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A ride that's wildCatch 'Top 20 Countdown' on AXN at 8 pm on July 4. Television viewers who have a taste for the wild and exciting are now in for a treat. What's the wildest car crash ever captured on...
View Articlefilmi fundas
Back on the big screenAftab Shivdasani has been missing from the silver screen for quite a while now, but fans who have been dying to see the actor again are in for a treat — he will soon be...
View ArticleInnovation without boundaries
Be it about cooking or cricket, fashion or fights, many people across the globe are plugged into talent shows. M S Ramaiah College of Arts, Science and Commerce conducted its own programme to bring out...
View ArticleA brave new world!
The students of SSRMV Degree College were excited as they started their first day in college. While some were busy making new friends, others were getting used to the idea of college life."I am glad...
View ArticleEach vote matters
After nearly 10 years, St Joseph's College of Arts and Science held its student body elections and the students were clearly excited about it. While all these years, the college selected the student...
View ArticleA moment to remember
The Inner Wheel District 319 held its 36th District Assembly Snehotsava on Tuesday at the KASSIA Auditorium. The programme saw the installation ceremony of the district assembly and district executive...
View ArticleAn evening of varied sounds
What better way to spend one's Saturday night than sitting under the starry sky, listening to 'Deepak Lazarus N' The Songsters' belting out music to suit every palate. With a harmonious amalgam of...
View ArticleA funny take on stage
Playtonik Productions presented the English comedy 'Rumors' at Ranga Shankara recently. The play has some comical characters, a house, a gun, the cops — all determined to make a big mess. Set...
View ArticlePartying the German way
The 'Indo-German Urban Mela' held recently sure did set the mood with the 'Bavarian Night' being the highlight of the day. Almost everyone who had assembled for the evening, wanted to let their hair...
View ArticleA splendid heritage unravelled
Unique works of artisans from various parts of the country are on display at the 'Sampoorn Nature Bazaar' .There's no better way to adorn your house than with traditional items. But it is a tedious...
View ArticleIt's odd, but it's ok!
Bangalore's skyline might not exactly spark up with fireworks this American Independence Day but there is a section of the City which is eagerly anticipating the occasion — its MNC employees....
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