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KUALA LUMPUR: Common plastics that can persist in the environment for hundreds of years can be fully broken down by naturally occurring microbes within two years, according to a study by Malaysia’s Standards and Industrial Research Institute (Sirim), Imperial College London and biotechnology firm Polymateria.
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Parameswaran was one of the earliest and foremost members of Kerala Sastra Sahithya Parishad. His ideas on the ‘fourth world’ had triggered wide debate and eventually led to his expulsion from CPI(M)…
The first night in a new place is always the same for Robinson Leoni: He takes longer to fall asleep, wakes up more often during the night and gets less sleep overall.
At least 132 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years.
Scientists are uncovering fresh evidence that exercise may help slow the progression of Parkinson's disease through biological signals released by muscles.
Manizales, in Colombia’s western Caldas department, was among the areas hardest hit by Monday’s 7.4-magnitude earthquake, with streets littered with rubble as rescue teams searched damaged buildings…
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