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70 Million years ago days were half-hour shorter
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 10 (ANI): Earth turned faster at the end of the time of the dinosaurs than it does today, rotating 372 times a year, compared to the current 365, which eventually means a day lasted only 23 and a half hours, says new research.
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Death toll in Brazil mudslides reaches 42
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Sao Paulo [Brazil], Mar 9 (ANI): The death toll from the mudslides in southeast Brazil's Sao Paulo state rose to 42 after rescue workers found the body of a 37-year-old man under piles of earth and debris on Sunday (local time).
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5.6 magnitude earthquake strikes northwestern Mexico
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], Mar 07 (Sputnik/ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 on the Richter scale struck northwestern Mexico on Saturday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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Indian poet and African musician come together for 'Mars Anthem'
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 3 (ANI): Indian poet-diplomat Abhay K. has teamed up with the Kenyan artist Kapnea for Mars Anthem--an anthem for neighbouring red planet.
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5.7 magnitude quake hits eastern Philippines
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Manila [Philippines], Mar 02 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale hit the eastern Philippines on Sunday, Sputnik reported.
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Aditya Roy Kapur takes part in tree plantation drive in Mumbai
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 1 (ANI): Taking out time for a social cause on a Sunday morning, actor Aditya Roy Kapur took part in a tree plantation drive with an NGO 'Ek Saath-The Earth Foundation' in Mumbai.
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University student discovers 17 new planets, including potentially habitab
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 29 (ANI): University of British Columbia (UBC) astronomy student Michelle Kunimoto has discovered 17 new planets, including a potentially habitable, Earth-sized world, by combing through data gathered by NASA's Kepler mission.
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Earthquake of magnitude 3.1 occurs on J-K Himachal border
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Feb 28 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 3.1 hit the border area of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh on Friday afternoon.
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Google Earth is now available on Firefox, Edge, Opera
Updated : 6 years ago IST
California [USA], Feb 27 (ANI): Google is expanding its Earth for web experience to more browsers except for Safari.
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Astronomers spot far-away planet that could possibly support life
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Cambridge [England], Feb 27 (ANI): Astronomers have found an exoplanet more than twice the size of Earth which could be potentially habitable. This discovery might take us a step closer to search for life on planets significantly larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune.
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Ancient meteorite site on Earth could reveal new clues about Mars' past
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Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 27 (ANI): Scientists have devised new analytical tools to break down the enigmatic history of Mars' atmosphere and whether life was once possible there.
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Magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits Indonesia's east
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Feb 26 (Sputnik/ANI): A magnitude 5.9 earthquake was registered on Wednesday in Indonesia's east, near the coast of Maluku province, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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