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    An UNESCO supported research mission has discovered one of the largest coral reefs in the world off the coast of Tahiti. The pristine condition...
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    Civil society

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    Civil society

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    A team of Indian astrophysicists are finding out the reason why the sun has been weakening decade over decade. This impacts daily life on...
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