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A steaming cauldron followed the dinosaurs' demise
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 30 (ANI): A new study reveals the Chicxulub impact crater may have harboured a vast and long-lived hydrothermal system after the catastrophic impact event linked to the extinction of dinosaurs 66 million years ago.
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Salty liquids on Mars -- present, but not habitable?
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 11 (ANI): Several recent observations of Mars have hinted that it might presently harbour liquid water, a requirement for life as we know it. However, in a new paper in Nature Astronomy, a team of researchers have shown that stable liquids on present-day Mars are n
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Earth Day 2020: Today's Google Doodle is all about 'The Bee'
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): As the world observes the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Google has marked the special day with a doodle featuring one of the smallest and most critical organisms - the honey bee.
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Dept of Defence Production issues authorisation of munition list covered i
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Department of Defence Production has issued authorisation for export of munitions list covered in category 6 of SCOMET (Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies), Minister of State (MoS) for Defence Shripad Naik told Rajya Sabha in
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Microscopic organisms discovered in 'flammable ice'
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 8 (ANI): A group of researchers studying 'flammable ice' or methane hydrate in the cold and dark depths of the Sea of Japan has found microscopic creatures flourishing amidst living conditions that are immensely inhospitable for harbouring life.
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POSHN super-juice's secret formula is ideal for daily energy needs
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 15 (ANI/PRNewswire): 'POSHN'- functional Super-juice launched in 2018 by Fettle Works LLP, offers tasty and functional health juices that are low on calories, have no added sugar, are dairy-free, non-carbonated, devoid of ingredients from genetically modifie
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'Living robots' created to help human race survive in future!
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Jan 14 (ANI): A group of scientists from the United States have succeeded in using living cells from frog embryos into other new life-forms, which they are referring to as a 'living, programmable organisms'.
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Study investigates how microplastics harm organisms in coastal areas
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 8 (ANI): Microplastics or particles of plastic smaller than 5 millimeters have plagued salt and freshwater environments with their sheer abundance.
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High phosphorus lakes might be source of all life: Study
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 31 (ANI): Life needs phosphorus to occur and lots and lots of it. It is one of the six essential elements that form the basis of living organisms, is the backbone of DNA and RNA and acts as the prime energy currency of all biological processes in the form of ATP (a
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Bacteria may contribute more to climate change as planet heats up: Study
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D C [USA], Nov 14 (ANI): The manner in which bacteria and related organisms release carbon dioxide into the air can contribute to a rise in global warming faster than the current rate, according to new research.
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Fungi - Answer to escalating fertiliser use!
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 24 (ANI): There's no denying that fertilizers take a toll on our crops and add to the ongoing climate crisis. But the solution to the problem has been found in small organisms -- Fungi!
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Premature born infants have delayed microbiome development
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 10 (ANI): While previous studies indicated that preterm birth affects an infant's future brain health, a new study has highlighted that kids who are born prematurely and have depicted a growth slower than expected, have a delayed development of their microbiome, o
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