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New space discovery reveals how planets form
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 25 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a planet approximately 45 million years old, orbiting one of its brightest young stars. The star and its planet could provide valuable information on how planetary bodies form.
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Scientist find bird foot with extremely long toe
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 13 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a bird foot from 99 million years ago that had a hyper-elongated third toe.
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Feathers came before birds, finds study
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 14 (ANI): A new study has discovered that feathers came into being around 100 million years before birds, thus changing our understanding of feathers themselves, their functions and their role in evolution.
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Bedbugs evolved around 50 milion years ago, study reveals
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 19 (ANI): It turns out bedbugs are older than bats - a mammal that people had previously believed to be their first host 50-60 million years ago. Bedbugs in fact evolved around 50 million years earlier, a recent study suggests.
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Geological display boards set up at Mawmluh cave, Therriaghat
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], May 4 (ANI): Meghalaya has a unique geological history of more than 2,000 million years. To preserve the geological site and raise awareness, the Geological Survey of India (GSI) North Eastern Region (NER) recently installed two geological display boards at t
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Earth hit by more asteroids since time of dinosaurs, say scientists
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 20 (ANI): According to a new study, the number of asteroids colliding with the Earth and Moon has increased by up to three times over the past 290 million years.
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Scientists may be able to produce spicy tomatoes
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan08 (ANI): While the chilli pepper and tomato split off from a common ancestor 19 million years ago, it turns out they still share some of the same DNA.
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Experience one of Oman's true natural wonders 'Al Hoota Caves'
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 13 (ANI): Estimated to be over two million years old, the Al Hoota Cave is one of Oman's most popular natural tourist attractions.
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This watch is 1,000 times more accurate and will remain so for 40 million
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], September 4 (ANI): Scientists in Australia have built a watch which is more accurate than any commercial system out there on the planet and is claimed to not lose time for 40 million years.
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Dinosaurs more calorie-conscious than humans!
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] July 15 (ANI): Vegetables consumed by herbivore dinosaurs 150 million years ago had a higher nutritional value than the ones human beings consume in the polluted environment of the 21st century.
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Greenhouse gases responsible for long-term climate change
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 3 (ANI): Turns out, greenhouse gases were the main drivers of climate change 66 million years ago, providing insight into the causes behind long-term climate change.
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This gene holds key to human immunity
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C., [USA] July 02 (ANI): The 'C6' gene, which has existed in human body for more than 500 million years, holds the key to human immunity.
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