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New research suggests drought accelerated collapse of Hittite Empire
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The collapse of the Hittite Empire in the Late Bronze Age has been blamed on various factors, from war with other territories to internal strife. Now, a Cornell University team has used tree ring and isotope records to pinpoint a more likely culprit: three straight years of severe drought.
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Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan inaugurates 4 day international Confere
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"The challenge before the scientific community, society and government are to strike a balance by finding proper solutions to optimise the use of resources and increase productivity. It is here that radiation technology can be used to optimise the use of material and energy and to improve pr
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Study reveals wide range in the amount of water people consume around the
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A new study of thousands of people reveals a wide range in the amount of water people consume around the globe and over their lifespans, definitively spilling the oft-repeated idea that eight, 8-ounce glasses meet the human body's daily needs.
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Newly discovered carbon may yield clues to ancient Mars: Study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], January 19 (ANI): NASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars on August 6, 2012, and since then has roamed Gale Crater taking samples and sent the results back home for researchers to interpret.
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New method to detect impact of sea level rise
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], August 7 (ANI): A new simple, Inexpensive and fast method to analyse sulfur isotopes, which can be used to help investigate chemical changes in environments such as oceans, and freshwater rivers and lakes, has recently been developed by the University of Adelaide scient
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Scientists develop new method to detect impact of sea level rise
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], August 3 (ANI): University of Adelaide scientists have developed a new simple, inexpensive and fast method to analyse sulfur isotopes, which can be used to help investigate chemical changes in environments such as oceans, and freshwater rivers and lakes.
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Exploding stars may have caused mass extinction on Earth
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 20 (ANI): Killer cosmic rays from nearby supernovae could be the culprit behind at least one mass extinction event, researchers said, and finding certain radioactive isotopes in Earth's rock record could confirm this scenario.
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