SCIENCE REPORTER

ISSN: 0036-8512                                                                                              

VOLUME 44                                                      NUMBER 7                  July 2007

 

COVER STORY
FITNESS FREAK! V.S. RAMACHANDRAN	9
FEATURE ARTICLES
PLANETARIUM ON YOUR SPECTACLES! Mrityunjay Bose	19
I Love Gravity, Because It Attracts Me! V.H. SATHEESH KUMAR	23
Fascinating Fibonacci Balamurugan Balusamy	27
A DUPLICATE (?) EARTH BIMAL K. SRIVASTAVA A new earth-like planet has attracted the attention of the world community	38
FICTION The New Beginning Pratyush Mishra	44
DEPARTMENTS
READERS WRITE	4
IN FOCUS	5
SPECTRUM	16
BIOPROFILE: Amaranth—A Rediscovered Grain Crop	33
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE	36
JUNIOR SCIENTIST
Extinct Animals: Paradise (Parrot) Lost	43
FUN QUIZ	50
CROSSWORD	52
MEDICAL INNOVATIONS: Heart Lung Machine	53
DID YOU KNOW: Mangroves Matter	54
PUZZLE CORNER	60
HUMOUR	62

 

 

Science Reporter

Vol. 44 July 2007, pp 9-15

 

FITNESS FREAK!

V.S. RAMACHANDRAN

A fit body enhances performance in every sphere of life

 

Science Reporter

Vol. 44 July 2007, pp 19-22

 

PLANETARIUM ON YOUR SPECTACLES!

Mrityunjay Bose

Is the death of giant public planetaria within sight?

 

Science Reporter

Vol. 44 July 2007, pp 23-25

 

I Love Gravity, Because It Attracts Me!

V.H. SATHEESH KUMAR

Discovery of extra dimensions would be a fitting tribute to Albert Einstein

 

Science Reporter

Vol. 44 July 2007, pp 27-30

Fascinating Fibonacci

Balamurugan Balusamy

The Fibonacci Series is a deceptively simple series, but its

applications are nearly limitless

 

Science Reporter

Vol. 44 July 2007, pp 38-42

A DUPLICATE (?) EARTH

BIMAL K. SRIVASTAVA

A new earth-like planet has attracted the attention of the world community