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Earth's Slowing Rotation May Explain Rise Of Oxygen In Atmosphere, Study Finds
The study highlights how longer days allowed cyanobacteria to photosynthesise more oxygen because their activity depends not just on sunlight but on the timing of their metabolic processes.
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Silent Chernobyl Incident of Aral Sea Caused Earth’s Mantle to Bulge the Land, Study Finds
The desiccation of the Aral Sea led to the water being divided into two parts. The study reveals that the land beneath the sea is lifting every year, causing the Earth’s mantle to bulge up over the next few years.
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New Seismic Data Challenges Earth's Inner Core Structure, Reveals Surprising Findings
Recent seismic data from 121 earthquakes recorded over three decades challenges previous beliefs about Earth's inner core. Researchers from the University of Southern California discovered structural changes in the core, suggesting it may not be as solid as once thought. These anomalies, observed while studying the core's slowing rotation, could of...
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New "Kiss-and-Capture" Theory Explains Pluto's Formation of Largest Moon, Charon
A new theory proposes that Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, was formed billions of years ago through a rare "kiss-and-capture" collision in the Kuiper Belt. This process involves two icy bodies briefly merging and then separating, leaving Charon in a stable orbit around Pluto. Unlike traditional collision models, this event challenges previous theor...
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Gargantuan Waves in Earth’s Mantle May Cause Continental Uplift, New Study Reveals
New research has unveiled that enormous waves within Earth's mantle are instrumental in forming high plateaus and dramatic cliff formations. This study explores how the rifting of continents triggers these mantle waves, which then propagate inward and lead to the rise of plateaus. By analyzing escarpments formed during the breakup of Gondwana, scie...
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Applications Open For National Geoscience Award, Cash Prize Rs 5 Lakh
The last date to register for the awards is November 30, 2023.
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Scientists Estimate Mammals Will Go Extinct In 250 Million Years Due To Extreme Heat
The study was published on Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience. Dr Farnsworth said, "It's a triple whammy that becomes unsurvivable."
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Study Says Earth's Inner Core Rotating Slower Than Surface
New research published in the journal Nature Geoscience analysed seismic waves from repeating earthquakes over the last six decades.
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Humans Threaten Crucial 'Fossil' Groundwater: Study
Human activity risks contaminating pristine water locked underground for millennia and long thought impervious to pollution, said a study Tuesday that warned of a looming threat to the crucial resource.
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President of India Presents National Geo-Science Awards 2016
President of India, Pranab Mukherjee presented the National Geoscience Awards - 2016 today at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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Iron 'Jet Stream' Detected In Earth's Core
Scientists have discovered a jet stream within the Earth's molten iron core using the latest satellite data that helps create an 'X-ray' view of the planet.
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A Violent Sun And A Sky Full Of Laughing Gas Could Have Led To Life On Earth
A coronal mass ejection hits Earth's atmosphere like a cannonball. The cloud of solar matter, created during storms on the sun, will fizzle through the thinnest parts of Earth's protective magnetic field and send waves of light dancing across the polar night skies.
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Did Volcano Eruptions Tip Europe Into Dark Ages?
Back-to-back volcanic eruptions in the mid-6th century darkened Europe's skies for more than a year and may have ushered in the Dark Ages, according to finding to be presented Friday at a science conference in Vienna.
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President Mukherjee Calls For Environmentally Sustainable Mining Practices
President Pranab Mukherjee today said the sustenance of mankind depends only on environmentally sustainable mining practices.
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India, Australia to Ink Agreement in Mining Sector
India and Australia are likely to sign a bilateral agreement to prepare a roadmap for using latest technologies in exploration during the four-day visit of union Steel and Mines minister Narendra Singh Tomar to Australia beginning Tuesday.
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Earth's Slowing Rotation May Explain Rise Of Oxygen In Atmosphere, Study Finds
The study highlights how longer days allowed cyanobacteria to photosynthesise more oxygen because their activity depends not just on sunlight but on the timing of their metabolic processes.
-
Silent Chernobyl Incident of Aral Sea Caused Earth’s Mantle to Bulge the Land, Study Finds
The desiccation of the Aral Sea led to the water being divided into two parts. The study reveals that the land beneath the sea is lifting every year, causing the Earth’s mantle to bulge up over the next few years.
-
New Seismic Data Challenges Earth's Inner Core Structure, Reveals Surprising Findings
Recent seismic data from 121 earthquakes recorded over three decades challenges previous beliefs about Earth's inner core. Researchers from the University of Southern California discovered structural changes in the core, suggesting it may not be as solid as once thought. These anomalies, observed while studying the core's slowing rotation, could of...
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New "Kiss-and-Capture" Theory Explains Pluto's Formation of Largest Moon, Charon
A new theory proposes that Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, was formed billions of years ago through a rare "kiss-and-capture" collision in the Kuiper Belt. This process involves two icy bodies briefly merging and then separating, leaving Charon in a stable orbit around Pluto. Unlike traditional collision models, this event challenges previous theor...
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Gargantuan Waves in Earth’s Mantle May Cause Continental Uplift, New Study Reveals
New research has unveiled that enormous waves within Earth's mantle are instrumental in forming high plateaus and dramatic cliff formations. This study explores how the rifting of continents triggers these mantle waves, which then propagate inward and lead to the rise of plateaus. By analyzing escarpments formed during the breakup of Gondwana, scie...
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Applications Open For National Geoscience Award, Cash Prize Rs 5 Lakh
The last date to register for the awards is November 30, 2023.
-
Scientists Estimate Mammals Will Go Extinct In 250 Million Years Due To Extreme Heat
The study was published on Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience. Dr Farnsworth said, "It's a triple whammy that becomes unsurvivable."
-
Study Says Earth's Inner Core Rotating Slower Than Surface
New research published in the journal Nature Geoscience analysed seismic waves from repeating earthquakes over the last six decades.
-
Humans Threaten Crucial 'Fossil' Groundwater: Study
Human activity risks contaminating pristine water locked underground for millennia and long thought impervious to pollution, said a study Tuesday that warned of a looming threat to the crucial resource.
-
President of India Presents National Geo-Science Awards 2016
President of India, Pranab Mukherjee presented the National Geoscience Awards - 2016 today at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
-
Iron 'Jet Stream' Detected In Earth's Core
Scientists have discovered a jet stream within the Earth's molten iron core using the latest satellite data that helps create an 'X-ray' view of the planet.
-
A Violent Sun And A Sky Full Of Laughing Gas Could Have Led To Life On Earth
A coronal mass ejection hits Earth's atmosphere like a cannonball. The cloud of solar matter, created during storms on the sun, will fizzle through the thinnest parts of Earth's protective magnetic field and send waves of light dancing across the polar night skies.
-
Did Volcano Eruptions Tip Europe Into Dark Ages?
Back-to-back volcanic eruptions in the mid-6th century darkened Europe's skies for more than a year and may have ushered in the Dark Ages, according to finding to be presented Friday at a science conference in Vienna.
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President Mukherjee Calls For Environmentally Sustainable Mining Practices
President Pranab Mukherjee today said the sustenance of mankind depends only on environmentally sustainable mining practices.
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India, Australia to Ink Agreement in Mining Sector
India and Australia are likely to sign a bilateral agreement to prepare a roadmap for using latest technologies in exploration during the four-day visit of union Steel and Mines minister Narendra Singh Tomar to Australia beginning Tuesday.
