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Climate change played key role in dinosaur success story
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Climate change, rather than competition, played a key role in the ascendancy of dinosaurs through the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic periods.
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Unique relic model of Spielberg's ET fetches USD 2.56 m at auction
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The "Hero No. 1" model for ET was created in 1981 by the late Carlo Rambaldi, an Italian-born special effects designer and mechatronics expert, WSJ said. He won three Academy Awards for best visual effects for films including King Kong (1977), Alien (1979), and ET.
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Research: Tiny underwater sand dunes shed light on larger terrestrial and
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers have been studying the dynamics of how crescent-shaped sand dunes are formed. Known as barchans, these formations are commonly found in various sizes and circumstances, on Earth and on Mars. Using a computational fluid dynamics approach, the team carried out simulations by applyi
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Scientists discover new fossil revealing origin of arthropod breathing sys
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
University of Manchester research fellow David Legg, in collaboration with a team of international scientists from China, Switzerland, and Sweden, has announced a new fossil that reveals the origin of gills in arthropods.
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Researchers discover overlooked Jurassic Park of lizards
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
New research published today in eLife by researchers from the Institut Catala de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP) and the University of Bristol (UB) moves back the moment of the radiation of squamates the group of reptiles that includes lizards, snakes and worm lizards to the Jurassic
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Research: Tropical insects are extremely sensitive to changing climates
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): Insects that are adapted to perennially wet environments, like tropical rainforests, don't tend to do well when their surroundings dry out. New research indicates they may be equally averse to heavy rainfall. The results of an extensive five-year study co
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Prehistoric podiatry: How dinosaurs carried such enormous burdens
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): Scientists have cracked an enduring mystery, discovering how sauropod dinosaurs like Brontosaurus and Diplodocus supported their gigantic bodies on land.
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No evidence of life on Venus found yet: Study
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 5 (ANI): According to a new study, The unusual behaviour of sulphur in Venus' atmosphere cannot be explained by an 'aerial' form of extra-terrestrial life.
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SATYA MicroCapital raises USD 15mn led by Japan based investor Gojo and Co
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 24 (ANI/NewsVoir): Micro-finance firm SATYA MicroCapital Limited has recently raised fresh funding of worth USD 15mn led by its existing Japan-based investor-Gojo & Company Inc. The total amount of fiscal backing is constituted by USD 8mn being allocated to Debt an
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A study identifies over 500 animal species that are thought to be extinct
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 22 (ANI): An international study has provided the first global assessment of all terrestrial vertebrate species that have not yet been declared extinct, identifying over 500 species as 'lost.' This species has not been seen in more than 50 years.
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Study identifies more than 500 animal species considered to be lost
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 21 (ANI) An international study has offered the first global assessment of all the terrestrial vertebrate species that have not yet been declared extinct and identifies more than 500 species considered 'lost'. These species have not been seen by anyone in more than 50 ye
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HCL and UNLEASH partner to develop solutions for Aquatic Ecosystem Conserv
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 20 (ANI/BusinessWire India): HCL Group and UNLEASH, a global innovation program for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), announced a year-long collaboration to mobilize youth and develop innovative solutions to promote aquatic ecosystem conservatio
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