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NOAA's newest earth observing satellite launched by NASA, ULA
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 2 (ANI): In a big development, NASA has successfully launched the third in a series of next-generation weather satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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Study examines last day of dinosaurs
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Uppsala [Sweden], February 28 (ANI): Dinosaurs have been extinct for over 65 million years and yet, questions still surround as to how massive creatures like them became extinct to such an extent that not even a trace of them is left now. Scientists have been pondering and researching this f
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4.2 magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], February 28 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter scale jolted Myanmar on Monday, according to National Center for Seismology (NCS).
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Death toll in Indonesia quake rises to 10 with about 13,000 displaced
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], February 28 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 10 people were killed and about 13,000 others displaced after a 6.1-magnitude quake rocked Indonesia's western province of West Sumatra on Friday, officials said on Sunday.
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Greater levels of biodiversity can reduce extinction risk in birds, sugges
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 27 (ANI): A new study has suggested that higher levels of biodiversity (which represents the great varieties of life on Earth and the species, traits and evolutionary history), appeared to reduce extinction risk in birds.
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7 killed, 85 injured as strong quake hits western Indonesia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jakarta (Indonesia) [India], February 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Seven people were killed and 85 others wounded as a 6.1-magnitude quake destroyed over 10,000 buildings, houses and infrastructure facilities in Indonesia's western province of West Sumatra on Friday, a senior official said.
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Earth's coldest forests are shifting northward with climate change: Study
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 25 (ANI): According to a new study, rising temperatures are causing Earth's coldest forests shifting northward which is raising concerns about biodiversity. It can risk wildfires and ascend the impacts of climate change on northern communities.
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Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 hits Madhya Pradesh's Indore
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 24 (ANI): An earthquake of 3.5 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Madhya Pradesh's Indore on Thursday morning, informed the National Center for Seismology (NSC).
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Researchers identify secret of Venus, hidden in heat of night
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], February 23 (ANI): The second planet in our Solar System, which shines like a bright star when seen from the Earth and named after the Roman goddess of beauty, is the ever glowing Venus. Underneath its thick mantle of acid sulfuric clouds, at the surface 460 degrees Celsiu
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.0 hits Himachal Pradesh
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], February 23 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 hit Himachal Pradesh's Shimla on Wednesday morning, informed the National Center for Seismology (NSC).
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Brain of cosmonauts adapt to long-term space missions by getting 'rewired'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], February 22 (ANI): The human brain is dynamic as it can change and adapt in structure and function throughout life. As human exploration of space reaches new horizons every year, understanding the effects of spaceflight on human brains is crucial. Previous studies have shown
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New Zealand's Christchurch remembers 185 victims in 2011 earthquake
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], February 22 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand's second largest city of Christchurch on Tuesday marked the 11th anniversary of a violent and destructive earthquake that claimed 185 lives spanning more than 20 nationalities.
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