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Understanding past climate change 'tipping points' can help us prepare for
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 29 (ANI): Scientists are calling for a better understanding of past extreme climate change events in an attempt to anticipate future changes.
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Research identifies potential role of 'junk DNA' sequence in aging, cancer
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 25 (ANI): Findings from a new study led by researchers at Washington State University have solved a small piece of that puzzle, bringing scientists one step closer to solving the mystery of aging.
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Chemical reactions break free from energy barriers using flyby trajectorie
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): A new study shows that it is possible to use mechanical force to deliberately alter chemical reactions and increase chemical selectivity- a grand challenge of the field.
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Preventing oxygen release leads to safer high-energy-density batteries
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 14 (ANI): A research group has produced fresh insights about the release of oxygen in lithium-ion batteries, which could pave the way for more robust and safer high-energy-density batteries.
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Researchers find ancient diamonds that calculate time when Earth was prime
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Paris [France], July 6 (ANI): A unique study of ancient diamonds has shown that the basic chemical composition of the Earth's atmosphere which makes it suitable for life's explosion of diversity was laid down at least 2.7 billion years ago.
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Scientists detect gravitational waves for first time from black holes swal
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 29 (ANI): For the first time, scientists detected gravitational waves caused by mergers between black holes and neutron stars. The team of researchers detected the two gravitational-wave events--from distances of more than 900 million light-years away--within a span of
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Toxicity of protein involved in Alzheimer's triggered by chemical 'switch'
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 26 (ANI): Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that a specific chemical feature of a key protein known as tau may cause it to accumulate in the brain and trigger illnesses like Alzheimer's.
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Warming climate, intensifying land use increase mercury content in fish: S
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], June 22 (ANI): Recent studies by the University of Helsinki show that in the future, the mercury concentration of fish in Finnish Lapland can shift closer to the level found in lakes located below the Arctic Circle.
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Surprising spider hair discovery may inspire stronger adhesives: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 18 (ANI): A new study by an international team of researchers is the first to show that the characteristics of the hair-like structures that form the adhesive feet of one species- the wandering spider Cupiennius salei- are more variable than previously thought.
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Excess nitrogen puts butterflies at risk, researchers affirm
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], June 18 (ANI): Nitrogen from agriculture, vehicle emissions and industry is endangering butterflies in Switzerland. The element is deposited in the soil via the air and has an impact on vegetation- to the detriment of the butterflies, as researchers at the University of B
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Climate change increases extreme rainfall, chance of floods: Experts
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 7 (ANI): Climate experts at the Newcastle University warn that, without urgent action, climate change will continue to cause an increase in the intensity of extreme rainfall that can lead to severe flooding.
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Researchers reveal global 'hot spots' where new coronaviruses may emerge
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 2 (ANI): Global land-use changes including forest fragmentation, agricultural expansion and concentrated livestock production are creating 'hot spots' favourable for bats that carry coronaviruses and where conditions are ripe for the diseases to jump from bats to humans
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