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A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the Poor Boy from Rameswaram Who Gave Flight to a Nation’s Dreams

Vasudevan Mukunth 15/10/2019

Starting in 1988 and until his death, Kalam wrote...

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Before Nobel Prizes, It Was the Gift That Reigned in Science

Vera Keller 13/10/2019

From pleasing patrons to realising the need for the...

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California Polluters May Soon Buy Carbon “Offsets” From The Amazon. Is That Ethical?

Maron Greenleaf 13/10/2019

The state is home to one of the world’s...

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Alexei Leonov, the First Human to Walk in Space, Dies at 85

Reuters 12/10/2019

Leonov ventured into space twice, first in 1965 and...

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NASA Satellite to Travel to Mysterious Zone Where Earth Meets Space

Wesley Rahn 11/10/2019

NASA said the Icon satellite will transmit data intended...

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Famous Exoplanet Detected In 1995 Found to Have Water In Its Atmosphere

Vasudevan Mukunth 08/10/2019

Its discovery is a testament to the method that...

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5,000-Year-Old Baby Bottles Prove Prehistoric Infants Were Fed Cow’s Milk

Julie Dunne 30/09/2019

Even with major developments from the stone age to...