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Detection of a meteorite Lake A As the sun rose over picturesque Lake Bosumtwi, a team of Syracuse University researchers prepared for another day of using state-of-the-art equipment to help bottom. Nestled in the heart of Ghana, the lake holds…
ONKALO ielts reading Despite nuclear energy generally being considered an environmentally friendly source of electricity, the radioactive waste it leaves remains hazardous to life for at least 100,000 years. What to do with this unwanted by-product and how to protect…
Cleaning up the Thames – yes no not given exercise The River Thames, which was biologically “dead” as recently as the 1960s, is now the cleanest metropolitan river in the world, according to the Thames Water Company. The company says…
HOME SWEET HOME A Culture shock is not an uncommon phenomenon. Most of us, when travelling to unfamiliar shores would be shocked not to suffer some disorientation at being flung into a new time zone, operating under a different set of beliefs…
How to Grow Bananas A There are two main varieties of bananas, the fruit or sweet banana and the plantain. The fruit banana is eaten raw out of hand when it turns yellow and develops a succulent sweetness with a…
Insomnia the enemy of sleep – yes no not given ielts reading practice A It is not unusual to have sleep troubles from time to time. But, if you feel you do not get enough sleep, or satisfying sleep, you…
COD IN TROUBLE A In 1992, the devastating collapse of the cod stocks off the east coast of Newfoundland forced the Canadian government to take drastic measures and close the fishery. Over 40,000 people lost their jobs, communities are still…
Pilotage The Original Pilots Although most people nowadays think of aviation when they hear the word “pilot”, the term was originally used to refer to local seamen whose task was to guide ships through coastal waters and into a port.…
Sleep-ins for High School Students A A high school in the northeast of England has experienced an astonishing drop in absenteeism following the introduction of a later 10.00 a.m. start time. Appleton High School’s general absence rate has fallen by…
Persuasion and Smell The link between smell and memory is well established; most people have experienced the phenomenon of unexpectedly encountering a smell, perhaps the scent of a particular flower or a specific cooking odour, which brings back a flood…