First ever proof of star devouring planet
August 21st, 2012 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 21 (IANS) Astronomers have come by the first ever evidence of an ageing star devouring its own planet especially after it expanded into a "red giant", the equivalent ... Read more...
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Comet-impact may not have killed mammoths, claim experts
September 6th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 6 (ANI): The theory that a space impact was responsible for extinction of at least 17 groups of large animals including mammoths and great bears, can be discounted, claims a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Meteor-impact may not have killed mammoths, great bears, claim experts
September 1st, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 1 (ANI): The theory that a space impact was responsible for extinction of at least 17 groups of large animals including mammoths and great bears, can be discounted, claims a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Rare element osmium rises on a global scale
April 22nd, 2009 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 22 (ANI): Researchers at Dartmouth University, US, have determined that the presence of the rare element osmium is on the rise globally.They trace this increase to the consumption of refined ... Read more...
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Natural nuclear reactors might be operating at Earths core
May 16th, 2008 - 5:10 pm ICT by admin
London, May 16 (ANI): Two scientists have claimed that uranium could become sufficiently concentrated at the base of Earths mantle to ignite self-sustained nuclear fission, as in a human-made nuclear reactor.According ... Read more...
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Meteorite that killed dinosaurs was six km wide: study
April 13th, 2008 - 1:28 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 13 (IANS) The meteorite linked to the mass extinction of dinosaurs and other life forms 65 million years ago was four to six kilometres in diameter. That's the conclusion of ... Read more...
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