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Washington, June 11 (ANI): A new study by researchers at the Purdue University, US, has shown that that introducing a new hybrid of the American chestnut tree would not only bring back the all-but-extinct species, but also put a dent ... Read More »
Searching for aliens just got easier!
Washington, June 11 (ANI: Astronomers, using the William Herschel Telescope (WHT) on La Palma have confirmed an effective way to search the atmospheres of planets for signs of life, vastly improving our chances of finding alien life outside our solar ... Read More »
Tigers enjoy cool time at Rajasthan’s rescue centre
Jaipur, June 9 (ANI): Officials of Nahargarh Rescue Centre in Rajasthan have made special arrangements for lions and tigers to help them beat the heat. Water coolers have been installed in every cage and the caretakers of north India’s lone ... Read More »
Mother Nature’s secret agent cleaning up Earth’s atmosphere
Washington, June 5 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that Mother Nature has a previously unknown cleaning agent that scrubs away toxic air pollution, cleaning Earth’s atmosphere. Many studies have shown that trace gases and pollutants in the lowest level of our ... Read More »
Titan’s clouds hang onto summer for long
Washington, June 4 (ANI): Scientists with NASA’s Cassini mission, studying Saturn’s moon Titan say its clouds are still noticeable in the southern hemisphere while fall is approaching. They monitored Titan’s atmosphere for three-and-a-half years, between July 2004 and December 2007, ... Read More »
250-mln-yr volcanic shutdown may have led to ‘snowball Earth’
London, May 11 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have determined that a 250-million-year shutdown of volcanic activity which is thought to have occurred early in Earth’s history may be what turned the planet into a glacier-covered snowball, and give ... Read More »
Earth’s earliest ice age may have been caused by rise in oxygen
Washington, May 8 (ANI): In a new research by an international team of geologists, it has been suggested that Earth’s earliest ice age may have been due to the rise of oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere, which consumed atmospheric greenhouse gases ... Read More »
NASA selects future projects to study Mars and Mercury
Washington, May 5 (ANI): NASA has selected two science investigations that will aid in the interior examination of Mars and probe the tenuous atmosphere of Mercury. The projects, valued at approximately 38 million dollars, also establish new alliances with the ... Read More »
Mercury is more dynamic than scientists first suspected
Washington, May 1 (ANI): A NASA spacecraft gliding over the surface of Mercury has revealed that the planet’s atmosphere, the interaction of its surrounding magnetic field with the solar wind, and its geological past display greater levels of activity than ... Read More »
Exoplanets which venture near their host stars are doomed to premature deaths
London, April 29 (ANI): Two new studies have suggested that exoplanets which venture near their host stars are doomed to premature deaths – even before they get close enough to be ripped apart by the stars’ gravity. According to a ... Read More »
Comets may have provided key ingredients for life on Earth
Tel Aviv, April 29 (ANI): A new study by researchers at Tel Aviv University in Israel has suggested that comets might have provided the elements for the emergence of life on our planet. While investigating the chemical make-up of comets, ... Read More »
Lead may have caused global cooling in 20th century
London, April 20 (ANI): A new research has suggested that particles of lead from gasoline exhaust may have offset warming in the 20th century, causing global cooling. It’s well known that particles in the atmosphere such as mineral dust, pollen, ... Read More »
Increasing CO2 in oceans will make it harder for deep-sea animals to “breathe”
Washington, April 18 (ANI): A new study has suggested that increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) and decreasing oxygen in the oceans will make it harder for deep-sea animals to “breathe”. The study, by marine chemists at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute ... Read More »
Origin of sulfur in rocks point to oxygen-rich atmosphere 2.4 billion years ago
Washington, April 17 (ANI): A team of geochemists has come across evidence that Earth’s atmosphere 2.4 billion years ago was oxygen-rich, as pointed out by the origin of sulfur in rocks. Sedimentary rocks created more than 2.4 billion years ago ... Read More »