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Early forests did not significantly change atmospheric CO2: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Scientists have discovered that the atmosphere contained far less CO2 than previously thought when forests emerged on our planet, the new study has important implications for understanding how land plants affect the climate.
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Researchers outline five challenges in advancement of fire studies
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A new study led by a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and co-authored by 86 other fire experts from a variety of disciplines highlights the challenges for fire science and offers recommendations for future research investments.
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According to research, hazardous herbicide chemical goes airborne
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
"Dicamba drift" - the movement of the herbicide dicamba off crops through the atmosphere - can result in unintentional damage to neighbouring plants.
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Study reveals how insects contribute to atmospheric electricity
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
As with most living creatures, bees carry an innate electric charge. Having found that honeybee hive swarms change the atmospheric electricity by 100 to 1,000 volts per meter, increasing the electric field force normally experienced at ground level, the team developed a model that can predic
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Research sheds light on how fluctuating oxygen levels may have accelerated
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI): A new research has shed light on one of the reasons why animal evolution accelerated millions of years ago and according to scientists it is the wild fluctuations in the oxygen levels a billion years ago that could be held responsible.
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Research reveals how global warming affects astronomical observations
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): Astronomical observations from ground-based telescopes are sensitive to local atmospheric conditions. Anthropogenic climate change will negatively affect some of these conditions at observation sites around the globe.
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy enhances the recovery from brain stroke signific
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], September 27 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Oxygen therapy, essentially working as 'brain food', provides extra oxygen to the brain which speeds up the process of neuroplasticity' and thus recovery from stroke. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy/Hyperbaric medicine (HBOT) can p
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Study suggests its useless to artificially cool water to decrease hurrican
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Miami [US], September 10 (ANI): According to a recent study, the benefits would be insignificant even if we had the infinite ability to artificially cool the oceans to the point where they would become weaker hurricanes. The Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science at th
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Indian Railways set up 'Meghdoot' machines at Mumbai stations
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 30 (ANI): In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's idea of innovation, Indian Railways have set up 'Meghdoot' machines at Dadar, Thane and other stations of Mumbai Division.
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IMD exploring possibilities to deploy drones in place of weather balloons
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): India Meteorological Department (IMD) is exploring possibilities to deploy drones to gather atmospheric data from various locations, in place of weather balloons, said the Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh on Wednesday.
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Research reveals how climate change could impact one of the world's signif
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Portsmouth [England], June 23 (ANI): According to a new study led by the University of Portsmouth and supported by the research group Operation Wallacea has shown how organisms process the carbon from atmospheric CO2 that is stored in large woody debris.
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Research finds sharks may be closer to the city than we think
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Miami [US], June 18 (ANI): The world's coasts are urbanizing rapidly, but how this increasing human presence may affect marine species, is not yet fully understood.
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