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World Service,06 Jan 2000,23 mins

Predicting Rainfall using the Stars

Science In Action

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Why farmers in Peru and Bolivia, who consult the stars over future rainfall and when to plant crops, get it right 75% of the time. New insights into the plasmodium parasite of the malaria mosquito. A plant-based cancer drug from Nepal. A new British committee formed to study possibility of an asteroid collision with Earth. Picture: Electric blue sparkle glitter background, Credit: Thinkstock

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