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Origami -A world beyond paper folding
When did you realise that origami could be more than just a hobby? I started folding origami when I was...
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Science & Society Science and Art Scope
The 5Ws and H of Science
Compiled by NARVIINYA MURUGAPPAN What is a Portuguese Man o’ War?IT MAY look like a plastic bag drifting...
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Agriculture Science & Society Sustainability
Nod for digital council for food, agriculture
BERLIN: The Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) drew to a close today with the agriculture ministers...
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Education Research Science & Society
The scientist who enabled the precise measurement of weather
Anna Mani (23 August 1918 – 16 August 2001) was an Indian meteorologist who contributed significantly...
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Science & Society Scope
The 5Ws and H of Science
Why are clownfishes not stung by sea anemones?THE partnership between clownfish and sea anemones is...
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Ageing Science Science & Society
‘Loneliness epidemic’ may be due to increasing aging population
DESPITE some claims that Americans are in the midst of a “loneliness epidemic,” older people today may...
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Environment Marine Pollution Research Science & Society
Study: Asian rivers transport more plastic than Europe’s waterways
IN the first study of its kind, researchers from the Netherlands examined the amounts of floating plastic...
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Climate Change COP25 Science & Society
COP 25 ends on a low note
THE United Nations Climate Talks sat for 12 days in Madrid but ended on a low note on Dec 15 – without...
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Anthropology Research Science & Society
Human teeth as jewelry in Turkey 8,500 years ago
AT a prehistoric archaeological site in Turkey, researchers have discovered two 8,500-year-old human...
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