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Oxygen levels on early Earth fluctuated several times
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 11 (ANI): A new study suggests that earth's oxygen levels rose and fell more than once hundreds of millions of years before the planet-wide success of the Great Oxidation Event.
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Air pollution exposure in pregnancy linked to ADHD in kid?
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 26 (ANI): Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy does not increase symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in kid, finds a study.
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Oklahoma death penalty: state to use nitrogen gas for executions
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington DC [United States] March 15 (ANI): The officials of the US State Oklahoma have announced to use nitrogen gas as a preferred method of execution, when it resumes using the death penalty, making it the first US state to do so.
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And you thought pollution was putting just lungs at cancer risk?
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 1 (ANI): Turns out, air pollution is associated with cancer mortality beyond lung cancer.
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Climate change may cause more rain, nitrogen runoff
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 29 (ANI): An intensifying water cycle will likely cause dramatic increases - nearing 20 percent by 2100 - in the amount of nitrogen runoff in the U.S., according to a new study.
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Know what liquid nitrogen is!
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 5 (ANI): The latest buzz word in the national capital is 'liquid nitrogen,' after a recent incident where a Delhi-based man landed up in hospital after drinking a cocktail, containing liquid nitrogen.
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'Less toxic' tobacco comes closer to reality
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 4 (ANI): A new genetic road map of tobacco has been used to successfully identify and clone two mutated genes associated with how efficiently the plants used nitrogen - a discovery that could one day help reduce the need for nitrogen-based fertilisers in growing cr
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Emissions scandal: Volkswagen pleads guilty to all criminal charges
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], Mar. 11 (ANI): Automobile giant Volkswagen pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges in order to dodge pollution rules on nearly 600,000 diesel vehicles, by usage of software to suppress emissions of nitrogen oxide during car tests.
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Air pollution alarm: EU issues 'final warnings' to five countrie
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.] Feb. 16 (ANI): Following failure in addressing recurring breaches of air pollution limits for nitrogen dioxide, the European Union has issued "final warnings" to Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Britain in the matter.
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Nitrogen is key driver for gut health: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [US], Nov, 28 (ANI): With a recent research, the scientists are one step closer to understanding the link between different diet strategies and gut health.
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