NASA: Arctic’s thickest ice diminishing faster than thin ice
March 1st, 2012 - 11:23 pm ICT by BNO News
GREENBELT, Maryland (BNO NEWS) -- The oldest and thickest Arctic sea ice is disappearing at a faster rate than the younger and thinner ice at the edges of the Arctic Ocean's floating ... Read more...
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Thickest Arctic Sea ice melting much faster
March 1st, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 1 (IANS) The oldest and thickest Arctic Sea ice is melting much faster than the younger and thinner ice at the edges of the Arctic Ocean's floating ice ... Read more...
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Clouds to cool the earth
February 23rd, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 23 (IANS) Analysis of lower cloud levels over the past decade has thrown up hints of a cooling mechanism that may be key to the planet's climate, a ... Read more...
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2011 - 9th warmest year on record, says NASA
January 21st, 2012 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 20 (IANS) The global average surface temperature in the year gone by was the ninth warmest since 1880, according to NASA scientists.
The finding continues a trend in ... Read more...
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Scientists discover first Earth-Size planets outside the Milky Way
December 21st, 2011 - 11:44 pm ICT by BNO News
MOFFET FIELD, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. scientists have spotted the first Earth-size planets which are orbiting a sun-like star outside our solar system, NASA announced on Tuesday. The planets are unlikely ... Read more...
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Aerosols may impact climate more than estimated
August 2nd, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) Satellite-based projections of aerosols' effect on earth's climate significantly underestimate their impact which may lie at the heart of the biggest uncertainty in climate change."The satellite ... Read more...
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Dying white dwarf stars could be fertile ground for other Earths
March 31st, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 31 (ANI): The best place to look for planets that can support life is around dim, dying stars called white dwarfs.Eric Agol, a University of Washington associate professor of astronomy, ... Read more...
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NASA’s Messenger fetches first orbital photo of Mercury
March 30th, 2011 - 7:12 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) NASA's Messenger spacecraft, the first ever to enter the orbit of Mercury, has fetched its first photo, the project's website said.The image, the first ever ... Read more...
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Kepler 10b planet discovered
January 12th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Seattle, Jan 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The NASA spacecraft, Kepler has discovered the smallest exoplanet so far.The new planet called Kepler 10b is about 1.4 times the diameter of earth. The discovery of ... Read more...
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New Ferrari technology to ‘read driver’s mind to adjust car stability’
January 8th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 8 (ANI): Ferrari is planning to introduce a new in-car technology that will monitor a driver's mental state and adjust the car's stability and traction control systems to suit."Drivers tend ... Read more...
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Japanese company invents ’submarine’ to stop typhoons
September 22nd, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 22 (ANI): A Japanese company has invented a submarine that can purportedly stop a typhoon in its tracks, by diving in its path, and pumping cold water to the surface.Ise ... Read more...
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R136a1: Scientists find the heaviest star of the Universe
July 26th, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, July 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists in the United Kingdom say they have discovered a massive star that shines with an intensity, which is 10 million times that of the Sun. The ... Read more...
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Global temperatures in 2010 warmest on record
July 16th, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Average global temperatures from January to June 2010 have been the warmest since records began in 1880, the US Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday.
The combined global ... Read more...
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Ivy doesn’t ruin, but ‘protects buildings’ via temperature regulation
May 17th, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 17 (ANI): "False friendship, like the ivy, decays and ruins the walls it embraces"-said Sir Richard Burton in his English translation of One Thousand and One Nights. But, an Oxford ... Read more...
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Telescope to watch ‘dancing’ stars
May 16th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 16 (ANI): After spending billion of years twinkling and shining, some stars in the heavens appear to "dance" as they wind down.Now, for the next 14 days, the Whole ... Read more...
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Life on Saturn’s moon would have been strange, smelly and explosive
April 13th, 2010 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 13 (ANI): Had life evolved on the frozen surface of Saturn's moon, Titan, it would have been strange, smelly and explosive compared to life on Earth, according to a research.Astrobiologist ... Read more...
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Astronomers find planet with thick, inhospitable atmosphere and icy heart
December 17th, 2009 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 17 (ANI): A team of astronomers has discovered a new planet that has a thick and inhospitable atmosphere, with three quarters of its surface covered with water ice.The newly ... Read more...
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Antarctica warming a regional trend, not local
November 6th, 2009 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 6 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have determined that the warming observed in the region of Antarctica is a regional trend, not a local one.In the past 50 years, ... Read more...
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Human-induced land cover changes can influence regional climate
August 9th, 2009 - 12:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 9(ANI): Scientists have analyzed seven different climate models to come to the conclusion that human-induced land cover changes (LCCs), such as the clearing of forests for farming, can affect climate. ... Read more...
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CO2 not only reason for curious spike in Earth’s temperature 55 million years ago
July 16th, 2009 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 16 (ANI): A new research has left scientists puzzled as it indicates that something other than carbon dioxide (CO2) was also responsible for a curious spike in Earth's temperature 55 ... Read more...
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Plutos lower atmosphere revealed by scientists
March 3rd, 2009 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
Munich, March 3 (ANI): Astronomers have used the European Southern Observatorys (ESOs) Very Large Telescope (VLT) to gain valuable new insights about the lower atmosphere of the dwarf planet Pluto.The ... Read more...
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Jupiter has rocky and icy core more than twice as large as previously thought
November 26th, 2008 - 12:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 26 (ANI): Computer simulations have indicated that Jupiter has a rocky core, surrounded by layer of ice, that is more than twice as large as previously thought.The simulations ... Read more...
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New model determines the intensity of storms
July 9th, 2008 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 9 (ANI): A new mathematical model indicates that dust devils, water spouts, tornadoes, hurricanes and cyclones are all born of the same mechanism and will intensify as climate change ... Read more...
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Greater emission cuts needed to prevent irreversible damage
July 3rd, 2008 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 3 (IANS) Much greater cuts in emissions of greenhiouse gases are required to prevent the global average surface temperature from increasing by more than two to three degrees above pre-industrial ... Read more...
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Identical twin stars are remarkably different
June 19th, 2008 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 19 (ANI): The analysis of the youngest pair of identical twin stars yet discovered has revealed remarkable differences in brightness, surface temperature and possibly even the size of the ... Read more...
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Mountain ranges rise faster than believed: study
June 6th, 2008 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 6 (IANS) Mountains can double their heights within two to four million years - many times faster than the existing tectonic theory surmises, a new study has found. The rapid ... Read more...
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Indian origin scientist says geoengineering could slow down global water cycle
May 28th, 2008 - 3:52 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 28 (ANI): A new study from a scientist of Indian origin has determined that intentional manipulation of solar radiation by geoengineering could lead to a less intense global water ... Read more...
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Atmospheric heating could turn Earth into another Venus
May 13th, 2008 - 11:53 am ICT by admin
Washington, May 13 (ANI): A new study has found that prolonged heating of the atmosphere can shut down plate tectonics and cause a planets crust to become locked in place, a ... Read more...
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Evolution pace differentiates climate on Venus, earth
April 6th, 2008 - 5:09 pm ICT by admin
London, April 6 (IANS) Venus, considered earth's 'prodigal twin', has a climate that is vastly different. And experts say it is because of the pace of evolution on the two planets. According ... Read more...
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Sea level rising at alarming rate in Chinas big cities
January 16th, 2008 - 4:05 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi , Jan 16 (ANI): Chinese officials have warned that sea level is rising at an alarming rate in the big cities of the country and depleting groundwater is threatening coastal ... Read more...
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Emissions must be reduced by 2050 to check global warming
December 7th, 2007 - 1:05 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 7 (ANI): Scientists have suggested that emissions must be reduced by at least 50 per cent by 2050 to check global warming.
They have also warned that the world might have ... Read more...
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Now, chill your warm beer cans within seconds!
November 14th, 2007 - 10:38 am ICT by admin
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