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Research: Wood-eating clams use their feces to dominate habitat
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers didn't know what to make of sunken pieces of wood that were so thoroughly chewed up by clams that the wood crumbled in their hands. It turns out, the super-chewer wood-eating clams had a secret weapon for forcing out other species. The clams, who have special adaptations that let
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Webb Space Telescope reveals previously shrouded newborn stars
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Rice University astronomer Megan Reiter and colleagues took a "deep dive" into one of the first images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and were rewarded with the discovery of telltale signs from two dozen previously unseen young stars about 7,500 light years from Earth.
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Study confirms light from outside our galaxy is brighter than expected
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 17 (ANI): Scientists analyzed new measurements showing that the light emitted by stars outside our galaxy is two to three times brighter than the light from known populations of galaxies, challenging assumptions about the number and environment of stars in the unive
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NASA launches international mission to survey Earth's water
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft was launched atop a SpaceX rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California with a prime mission of three years.
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How do algae photosynthesize in deep sea: Study
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Plants that live on land, such as spinach, grow by using sunlight to perform photosynthesis. How, then, do algae photosynthesize in the deep sea, an environment where only a little light reaches them?
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Scientists suggest that whales could be a valuable carbon sink
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Nature-based solutions to fight climate change take a holistic approach that promotes biodiversity and ecosystem preservation. While many efforts have focused on planting trees or restoring wetlands, researchers publishing in Trends in Ecology and Evolution on December 15 advocate for the im
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India's greenest music festival Echoes of Earth celebrates the 'Circle of
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], December 15 (ANI/PRNewswire): Stories of sustainability, revelry and festive fervour came alive last weekend as India's greenest music festival made its grand return to its home turf in Bengaluru. Echoes of Earth, in its fifth edition this year, paid a tribute
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Research team reveals new details about Io's volcanoes of Jupiter
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
VLA teams up with Juno spacecraft to study Jupiter's atmosphere, and ALMA reveals new details about Io's volcanoes.
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China's foreign coastal infrastructure projects come at heavy environmenta
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
A recent academic study published in the journal One Earth reveals that there are environmental downsides to China's coastal infrastructure and projects. Africa is the worst affected by these projects. The marine habitats in Caribbean Island nations also face high risk.
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United Wolfram-The largest manufacturer of rare Earth Metal Tungsten in In
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI/PNN): United Wolfram, an innovation-led transnational metallurgical company, has started its biggest new plant in Gujarat. This plant is the highest-capacity tungsten manufacturing facility in India today. The company's business is growing rapidly year on
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Scientists discover rare red spiral galaxy population from early universe
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Spiral galaxies represent one of the most spectacular features in our universe. Among them, spiral galaxies in the distant universe contain significant information about their origin and evolution. However, we have had a limited understanding of these galaxies due to them being too distant t
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Scientists make first-ever audio recording of extraterrestrial whirlwind o
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
When the rover Perseverance landed on Mars, it was equipped with the first working microphone on the planet's surface. Scientists have used it to make the first-ever audio recording of an extraterrestrial whirlwind.
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