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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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Alec Baldwin and wife Hilaria Baldwin welcome 7th baby: Our tiny dream com
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 27 (ANI): Power couple Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria Baldwin welcomed their seventh child together, a baby girl named Ilaria Catalina Irena on September 22.
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Air pollution can increase negative effects of climate change on human hea
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Dallas (Texas) [US], September 25 (ANI): According to a new study, air pollution can increase negative effects of climate change on human health.
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Research: New material biodegrades in ocean water
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], September 22 (ANI): Plastics, which are already pervasive in today's society, pose an increasing hazard to both human and environmental health. Evidence of plastic pollution can be found all over the world, from supermarket bags in the deep sea to tiny plastic particles in o
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Scientists discover new kind of synapse in neurons' tiny hairs
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 3 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a new kind of synapse in the tiny hairs on the surface of neurons. The commonly overlooked protrusions called primary cilia contain special junctions that act as a shortcut for sending signals quickly and directly to the cell's n
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Researchers describe the dynamics of cavitation in brain bubbles
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 31 (ANI): A tiny bubble popping within a liquid seems more fanciful than traumatic. But millions of popping vapour bubbles can cause significant damage to rigid structures like boat propellers or bridge supports. Can you imagine the damage such bubbles could do to sof
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Britney Spears drops 'Hold Me Closer' duet with Elton John marking return
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 26 (ANI): American singer-songwriters Britney Spears and Elton John have released 'Hold Me Closer', a re-imagined duet of the piano man's immortal tune, 'Tiny Dancer'.
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Research: Pheasant meat contains many tiny shards of toxic lead
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Cambridge [UK], August 23 (ANI): Even if the flesh is carefully handled to remove the shotgun pellets and the most injured tissue, eating pheasants shot with lead shot is likely to expose consumers to higher levels of lead in their diet.
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Insider reveals Britney Spears returning to music with Elton John collabor
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 26 (ANI): American singer-songwriter Britney Spears is making her musical comeback in iconic fashion as she's collaborating with Elton John on a new version of his 1972 single 'Tiny Dancer'.
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Size of mammal ancestors' ear canals reveal when warm-bloodedness evolved
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [U.S], July 21 (ANI): Warm-bloodedness is a key mammal trait, but it's been a mystery when our ancestors evolved it. A new study points to an unlikely source for telling a fossil animal's body temperature: the size of tiny structures in their inner ears. The fluid in our ears beco
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Paper wasps create an abstract concept of 'same' and 'different'
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [U.S], July 21 (ANI): In a series of studies over more than 20 years, evolutionary biologists have demonstrated that paper wasps, despite their tiny brains, have an impressive capacity to learn, remember and make social distinctions about others.
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Research suggests hopping space dust makes asteroids look rougher
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 11 (ANI): According to a new study from physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder, like corn kernels pop in a frying pan, tiny grains of dust may hop around on the surface of asteroids.
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