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Researchers reveal how thirdhand smoke can cause inflammatory skin disease
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Riverside (California)[US], October 15 (ANI): The residual pollutants from tobacco smoke that remain on surfaces and in dust after the tobacco has been smoked are referred to as thirdhand smoke (THS). It can linger for an indefinite period of time on indoor surfaces, exposing both smokers an
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Study: Thirdhand smoke can cause inflammatory skin diseases
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Riverside (California)[US], October 12 (ANI): Thirdhand smoke (THS) refers to the residual pollutants from tobacco smoke that remain on surfaces and in dust after the tobacco has been smoked. It can linger on indoor surfaces indefinitely, exposing both smokers and nonsmokers to potentially h
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80-year-old static electricity mystery finally resolved
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], October 10 (ANI): The two contacting/sliding materials were long believed to be evenly and diametrically charged. However, it was discovered that following CE, each of the split surfaces is carrying both (+) and (-) charges.
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God sent me to finish off descendants of Kansa: Arvind Kejriwal on posters
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], October 8 (ANI): Apparently targeting the ruling dispensation in poll-bound Gujarat and reacting to the posters that surfaced calling him "anti-Hindu", Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that he was bo
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Details surface about Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon 7 Gen 2 chip
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chip has been used in only a couple of phones so far but it has well short of the popularity of the 700-series chips that preceded it.
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Pakistan: Another audio leak surfaces, features Imran talking about 'buyi
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 7 (ANI): Another audio recording featuring Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan surfaced on Friday in which the former Prime Minister is heard talking about 'buying' MNAs, according to the Express Tribune.
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Karnataka Transport Dept orders aggregators to stop auto services after co
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 7 (ANI): The Karnataka Transport Department on Friday ordered aggregators to stop auto services immediately after the complaints over minimum fare surfaced.
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Researchers discover how tiny amount of oil damages seabirds' feathers
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Cork [Ireland], October 5 (ANI): Research conducted by the University College Cork (UCC) discovered that tiny quantities of crude oil on the water's surface, less than one per cent the thickness of a hair, can harm seabird feathers.
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Pakistan farmers stuck in vicious cycle of debt as crops destroyed in floo
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 3 (ANI): As floodwaters in Pakistan recede, the story of those in the worst affected regions comes to the surface with many farmers sharing their woes of being stuck in a vicious cycle of sinking into debt and not being able to pay back the landlords, media repo
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Exploration of Jupiter's moon Europa now possible
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 3 (ANI): Europa is more than just one of Jupiter's many moons; it's also one of the solar system's most promising locations for searching for extraterrestrial life. There is a liquid water ocean under 10 kilometres of ice that could support life. It is, however, one
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Newly formed craters located on Mars hold clues about atmosphere and inter
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI): An international team of researchers with NASA's InSight mission located four new craters created by impacts on the arssurface of M. Using data from a seismometer and visuals acquired from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the team successfully calculated
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Pak: Rana Sanaullah-led high level panel to probe leaked audios, NSC appro
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 29 (ANI): Pakistan's highest forum for coordination on security issues, the National Security Committee (NSC) on Wednesday approved the constitution of a high-level committee led by Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah to probe the issue of recently surfaced audio
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