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Forest canopies can help determine "nitrogen fixation" rates

Washington, June 1 : New studies have shown that forest canopies can help determine the rates of the natural fertilization process known as "nitrogen fixation".

Office pool thrills can be bad for your health: Study

Washington, June 1 : Office pools on who will win a cricket match or a singing contest are not all fun. In fact, they can be bad for your health and happiness, says a new study.

Discovery shuttle makes orbit

Washington - Discovery shuttle blasted off Saturday and reached orbit en route to the International Space Station to deliver the second large piece of a Japanese research laboratory and fix a malfu

Kids will download lessons directly into their brains within 30 years

London, May 31 : Sitting down and learning something will be a thing of the past very soon, for thirty years down the line, kids will learn by downloading information directly into their brains, pr

US researchers to develop eco-friendly asphalts

Washington, May 31 : A new research program in the US is finding ways of making asphalt more environmentally sustainable.

New method enables more cost-effective quantum key distribution

Washington, May 31 : Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the US have demonstrated a simpler and potentially lower-cost method for distributing strings of dig

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