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Scientists find link between fast-melting Arctic ice and ocean acidificati
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 2 (ANI): An international team of researchers has found acidity levels increasing three to four times faster than ocean waters elsewhere and a strong correlation between the accelerated rate of melting ice in the region and the rate of ocean acidification. This threa
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5.7 magnitude quake hits Kyushu region of Japan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 2 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 jolted Japan's Kyushu island on Saturday, US Geological Survey said.
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 strikes Myanmar
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], September 30 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 jolted Myanmar on Friday, according to the National Centre for Seismology.
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Research: Asteroid that formed Vredefort crater bigger than previously bel
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): Researchers developed a more accurate simulation of the impact that formed Earth's largest crater Vredefort crater nearly two billion years ago. They found the impactor (most likely an asteroid) that formed the Vredefort crater is much larger than previou
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4.5-magnitude earthquake hits Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Diglipur (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) [India], September 29 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale was recorded 150 km north of Diglipur in Andaman and Nicobar island, National Center for Seismology said on Wednesday.
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Scientists discover massive 'ocean' near Earth's core
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 28 (ANI): The transition zone between the Earth's upper and lower mantle contains considerable quantities of water, according to an international study. The research team analyzed a rare diamond formed 660 meters below the Earth's surface using techniques including
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ED attaches Rs 54.24-cr assets of IFFCO Managing Director Udai Shankar Awa
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached movable assets valued at Rs 54.24 crore belonging to Udai Shanker Awasthi, Managing Director, IFFCO, the agency said on Wednesday.
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Over 2 lakh people affected by natural disasters in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 28 (ANI): Occurrences of floods and earthquakes across several provinces of Afghanistan have affected more than 2,23,000 people over the past several months, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a report.
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NASA's DART mission to make first attempt at redirecting an asteroid
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 24 (ANI): While the vast majority of asteroids and comets are not dangerous, and never will be, it's also true that 66 million years ago, a giant asteroid impact on the Earth likely caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.
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Earthquake of 6.1 magnitude jolts Chile
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Santiago [Chile], September 24 (ANI): An earthquake, measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale, struck Chile on Saturday (local time), according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).
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Analysis of particles of the asteroid Ryugu delivers surprising results: R
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 24 (ANI): In December 2020, a small landing capsule brought rock particles from the asteroid Ryugu to Earth material from the beginnings of our solar system. The Japanese space probe Hayabusa 2 collected the samples. Geoscientists have now discovered areas with a m
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Earthquake of 6.1 magnitude strikes Andaman and Nicobar island
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Andaman and Nicobar [India], September 24 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale occurred in Campbell Bay in Andaman and Nicobar Island in the wee hours on Friday, informed the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
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