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IAF to track, film total solar eclipse on July 22
30/06/2009
TNN
IAF will now be chasing a celestial phenomenon. No, it's not jettisoning its primary task of guarding the country's airspace. But yes, it
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Sunspots Revealed In Striking Detail By Supercomputers
21/06/2009
ScienceDaily
In a breakthrough that will help scientists unlock mysteries of the Sun and its impacts on Earth, an international team of scientists led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has created the first-ever comprehensive computer model of sunspots. The resulting visuals capture both scientific detail and remarkable beauty.
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1.02 Billion People Hungry: One Sixth Of Humanity Undernourished, More Than Ever Before
20/06/2009
ScienceDaily
World hunger is projected to reach a historic high in 2009 with 1,020 million people going hungry every day, according to new estimates published by United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
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Moon Crash, New Maps to Aid Search for Lunar Water
17/06/2009
National Geographic News
The moon is about to get some new visitors—including one on a suicide mission.
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Hydrogen Peroxide Marshals Immune System
04/06/2009
ScienceDaily
When you were a kid your mom poured it on your scraped finger to stave off infection. When you got older you might have even used it to bleach your hair. Now there's another possible function for this over-the-counter colorless liquid: your body might be using hydrogen peroxide as an envoy that marshals troops of healing cells to wounded tissue.
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