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Scientists identify substance that may have sparked life on Earth
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A portion of a protein that may hold the key to identifying planets on the edge of supporting life has been discovered by a group of Rutgers researchers working to identify the earliest beginnings of metabolism, the set of fundamental chemical events that originally powered life on Earth.
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New study reveals biodiversity loss drove ecological collapse after the 'G
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The history of life on Earth has been punctuated by several mass extinctions, the greatest of these being the Permian-Triassic extinction event, also known as the 'Great Dying', which occurred 252 million years ago.
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New study in abiotic peptide chain tries to explain the origin of life
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The origin of life is still the biggest mystery of mankind. One of the prerequisites for the emergence of life is the abiotic - not by living beings caused chemical - production and polymerization of amino acids, the building blocks of life. "Two scenarios are being discussed for the emergen
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Scientists study life origins by simulating cosmic evolution
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Amino acids make up millions of proteins that drive the chemical gears of life, including essential bodily functions in animals. Because of amino acids' relationship to living things scientists are eager to understand the origins of these molecules. After all, amino acids may have helped spa
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President Murmu calls for sustainable management of forest resources
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Highlighting the need for the conservation of nature and wildlife, President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday called for sustainable management of forest resources saying forests are the anchors for all life on earth.
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Study shows Earth's first known mass extinction event 550 million years ag
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The earliest morphological traces of life on Earth are often highly controversial, both because non-biological processes can produce relatively similar structures and because such fossils have often been subjected to advanced alteration and metamorphism. Stromatolites, layered organo-sedimen
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Earth's oldest stromatolites and the search for life on Mars
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The earliest morphological traces of life on Earth are often highly controversial, both because non-biological processes can produce relatively similar structures and because such fossils have often been subjected to advanced alteration and metamorphism. Stromatolites, layered organo-sedimen
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500 million-year-old fossils unearth answers to many evolutionary riddles
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
An exceptionally well-preserved collection of fossils discovered in eastern Yunnan Province, China, has enabled scientists to solve a centuries-old riddle in the evolution of life on earth, revealing what the first animals to make skeletons looked like.
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Chhath Puja 2022: Bihar artists set up 21 ft long painting at Ganga river
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Chhath Puja is one of the most auspicious festivals in Bihar, Jharkhand and Eastern Uttar Pradesh. The festival is dedicated to Surya Bhagwaan (Sun God), which people believe sustains life on Earth. People worship the Sun God during the festival, which will be celebrated between October 28-3
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Nature used 57 recipes to create Earth's 10,500-plus 'mineral kinds'
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 4 (ANI): A 15-year study details the origins and diversity of every known mineral on Earth, a landmark body of work that will help reconstruct the history of life on Earth, guide the search for new minerals and ore deposits, predict possible characteristics of future
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Select CITYWALK conducts social experiment: This Environment Day, #ActNow
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI/SRV): Our environment offers a precious habitat for life on earth.
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Greater levels of biodiversity can reduce extinction risk in birds, sugges
Updated : 4 years 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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