Paul Gardner-Stephen, Flinders University When Tropical Cyclone Debbie hit Queensland this week, one of the casualties was the region’s mobile phone network. Phone towers can stop working because they have been damaged by the wind, or because they have run out of diesel to run their generators. Whatever the cause, the end result is the … Continue reading How to keep your mobile phone connected when the network is down
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Expert committee report plagiarised
Published in The Hindu on August 30, 2012 The “Report on possible impacts of communication towers on wildlife including birds and bees,” is a textbook example of how not to write scientific reports. An expert committee, also comprising a few scientists from reputed institutions, was constituted in August 2010 by the Ministry of Environment … Continue reading Expert committee report plagiarised
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