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SILKWORMS IN SPACE
On a 12-day Russian biosatellite flight, seven silkworm varieties spun silk, built cocoons, mated and laid eggs; some developmental stages occurred 2-3 days faster than ground controls- In 1984, NASA sent about 3,300 honeybees into space to test comb-building without gravity; the colony built about 31 square inches of honeycomb
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- Nuclear Device Lost: A Cold War secret buried in India’s Himalayas is still a grave danger to humanityHimalaya Nanda Devi Nuclear Device: A secret CIA mission in 1965 to spy on China resulted in a lost nuclear device on Nanda Devi. American ...14 Dec, 2025, 11.15 AM IST
- ET Awards: AI meets Earth's cry - A dazzling dance of paradise lost — and regainedThe 25th edition of The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence in Mumbai showcased Earth’s environmental crisis through AI and tech...13 Mar, 2025, 01.08 PM IST
- Lake Champlain, Green Mountains: Here's how you should spend your 36 Hours in Burlington, VermontBurlington, Vermont's most populous city, is known for its natural beauty, farm-to-table food scene, and progressive sensibility. Visitors ...16 Sep, 2023, 11.49 AM IST
- When Japan closed its doors to outside world in 1603 to become one of the most sustainable societiesWhy Japan closed its doors to outside world in 1603 to become one of the most sustainable societies on Earth11 Aug, 2022, 07.10 PM IST
- How food and cloth fibers are connectedFood & clothing are human essentials and in the many centuries of creating both, we have overlapped their use.24 Nov, 2019, 11.36 AM IST
- China plannning to send mini-ecosystems to MoonThe silkworms will hatch and create carbon dioxide, while the potato plants will generate oxygen, Zhang Yuanxun, who designed the ecosystem...18 Jun, 2017, 03.14 PM IST
- Chefs and researchers incorporate insects, protein powerhouses into mainstream dietThe UN has been making a case for using insects as food for a very long time, with the Food and Agriculture Organisation working on the top...23 Apr, 2017, 01.00 AM IST
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