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NASA wants you to play this game to help map world's coral reefs
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington, D.C [USA], April 10 (ANI): When at home, help NASA map coral reefs around the world. The US-based space agency is inviting video gamers and citizen scientists on virtual ocean research expeditions to understand the depleting ecosystems.
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Dead animals help ecosystems to flourish: Study
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 23 (ANI): Stumbling across an animal carcass lying in a forest might be too gruesome of a scene for many, but what seems repulsive to people, can have immensely positive implications for the surrounding natural environment.
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Study predicts when reefs die, parrotfish thrive
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 2 (ANI): In the wake of severe coral bleaching, new study finds that in contrast to most other species, reef-dwelling parrot fish populations are booming.
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Here's how researchers are improving conditions of degraded coral reefs
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 30 (ANI): In order to improve the conditions of the degraded coral reefs in the ocean, researchers are attracting young fishes by playing the sound of healthy reefs.
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Climate change could double greenhouse gas emissions from freshwater lakes
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 19 (ANI): Every drop of freshwater contains thousands of different organic molecules that have previously gone unnoticed. By measuring the diversity of these molecules and how they interact with the environment around them, research has revealed an invisible world
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5G technology poised to become connectivity fabric, transform businesses:
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Oct 27 (ANI): In an era of hyper-connectivity and rapid technological advancements, fifth-generation (5G) technology is poised to become a connectivity fabric that brings together people, devices, machines and physical ecosystems, according to a recent research
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Study reveals lasting impact of declining winter
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 6 (ANI): Decline in winters or frost days could have lasting impacts on ecosystems, water supplies, the economy, tourism, and human health, says a study.
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Climate change may impact ability of soil to absorb water: Study
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Sept 22 (ANI): Climate change not only has catastrophic effects on coasts, oceans, ecosystems, weather and human health but is also largely impacting soil, say researchers.
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Study says pollution is ruining ecosystem too
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 15 (ANI): Not only humans but plants and insects are also getting adversely affected by the high levels of pollution of major metropolitan cities of the planet, claims a study.
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Plant species important for promoting biodiversity in grasslands: Study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 29 (ANI): Temperate grasslands are the most endangered but least protected ecosystems on the Earth. Researchers found that milkweeds and other plants that have seeds carried by the wind are an important source for enriching the diversity of plants in these valuable
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Pollution in cities damaging ecosystems: Study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 28 (ANI): High levels of pollution found in many of the world's major cities are having a negative impact on plants and insects, claim researchers.
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Surrounding trees keep tree stumps alive!
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 27 (ANI): A recent study has found how surrounding trees keep tree stumps alive, suggesting a shift from the perception of trees as individuals towards understanding forest ecosystems as 'superorganisms.'
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