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Methane may be first detectable indication of life beyond Earth: Study
Santa Cruz: According to a new study, atmospheric methane may be the first sign of life beyond Earth. It was detected by astronomers. The study was published in the journal, ‘Proceedings of…
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Microbes, minerals might have triggered Earth’s oxygenation: Study
Washington: There was barely any oxygen in the air for the first 2 billion years of Earth’s history and though some microbes were photosynthesizing by the latter part of this period, accumulation…
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Earth’s coldest forests are shifting northward with climate change: Study
Washington: According to a new study, rising temperatures are causing Earth’s coldest forests shifting northward which is raising concerns about biodiversity. It can risk wildfires and ascend the impacts of climate change…
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Studies find when puffy planets lose atmospheres, they become super-Earths
Hawaii: Mini-Neptunes are a class of exoplanets, which are planets that orbit stars outside our solar system. These worlds, which are smaller, denser versions of the planet Neptune, consist of large rocky…
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Protein structures reason behind life on Earth: Study
Washington: During a recent study, researchers discovered the structures of proteins that might be responsible for the origins of life in the primordial soup of ancient Earth. The study was published in…
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How trillion-dollar space economy is threatened by debris
New Delhi: The space economy is on track to be valued at a trillion dollars by the end of 2030, but assets such as navigation, weather and communication satellites that serve our…
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Study finds earth’s volcanic hotspots are cool
Washington: A new research has found that the hotspots that create volcanic islands like those of Hawaii, Iceland or the Galapagos are surprisingly cool, and may not originate from active lava plumes…