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Water Wheel to ease burden on women

Girls and women carrying plastic jerry cans of water on their heads is a common sight in rural areas of poor countries. The WaterWheel eases that burden by storing water in a ...

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Water Wheel to ease burden on women

Girls and women carrying plastic jerry cans of water on their heads is a common sight in rural areas of poor countries. The WaterWheel eases that burden by storing water in a ...

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U.S. Cold Snap Inspires Climate Change Denial, While Scientists See Little Room for Doubt

Mist rises from Lake Michigan as temperatures dipped well below zero on Monday in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago. But climate scientists say the weather does not invalidate prevai...

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A New Test for Malaria, No Blood Required

Rice University researchers have developed a rapid malaria test that uses a laser pulse, eliminating the need to draw blood. The test has not yet been tried on humans with the...

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Women Farmers in Chile to Teach the Region Agroecology

SANTIAGO, Jan 04 (IPS) – An organisation that brings together some 10,000 peasant and indigenous women from Chile is launching anagroecology institute for women campesin...

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Tackling a Racial Gap in Breast Cancer Survival

MEMPHIS — After her doctor told her two months ago that she had breast cancer, Debrah Reid, a 58-year-old dance teacher, drove straight to a funeral home. She began plan...

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Huge Lake-Effect Snow Expected

As bitter Arctic air continues to spill east, temperatures will plummet to below 0 over the Tug Hill plateau through the overnight hours. Factoring in the winds, it will feel ...

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Sustainable development now part of cement makers? SOP

The country’s major cement producers are leading the way in making sustainable development measures an integral part of their standard operating procedures (SOP). As mar...

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Asthma: Altering diet may ease symptoms

Tests on mice, published in the journal Nature Medicine, showed that a high-fibre diet could reduce inflammation in the lungs. The extra fibre changed the nutrients being abso...

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Climate change affects mangroves in Florida

Washington, Jan 1: Mangrove trees, which are highly sensitive to cold, have expanded enormously on the Atlantic coast of Florida as the frequency of frosts has diminished, say...

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PRESERVING JAMSHEDPUR'S LIVING LEGACY

The Parsis of Jamshedpur: Prof. Dr. Avinash Kolhe explores the rich legacy of Jamshedpur...

June 22 2026

THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM AT THE TABLE

As debates around immigration, citizenship and belonging intensify worldwide, Vinta Nand...

June 21 2026

AI, CREATIVITY AND PURPOSE UNITE

From AI-powered filmmaking education and innovative talent recruitment to empathy-driven...

June 20 2026