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Laughing gas may have caused end of Ice Age

Laughing gas may have caused end of Ice Age

It’s no laughing matter! Nitrous oxide commonly known as laughing gas may have brought the last great Ice Age to an end, a new research has found. Scientists have found that large quantities of laughing gas which appeared in the atmosphere 14,000 years ago caused the temperatures in Europe to rise by as much...

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Planet discovered ‘right at Earth’s front door’ could harbour life

Planet discovered ‘right at Earth’s front door’ could harbour life

Astronomers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the Carnegie Institution of Washington believe they have discovered a planet right at Earth’s front door that may be capable of supporting human life. The planet is 22 light years away, previously thought to be 20 light years, and is formally known as Gliese 581g,...

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Scientists claim discovery of planet that supports life

Scientists claim discovery of planet that supports life

Astronomers claimed to have discovered a planet that is twice the size of earth and may be capable of supporting human life. Reportedly, the planet is 22 light years away, previously thought to be 20 light years, and is formally known as Gliese 581g. The study by astronomers at the University of California, Santa...

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Scientists try to crack monsoon code

Scientists try to crack monsoon code

Scientists aided by supercomputers are trying to unravel one of Mother Nature’s biggest mysteries — the vagaries of the summer monsoon rains that bring life, and often enough death, to India year after year. In a first-of-its-kind project, Indian scientists aim to build computer models that would allow them to make a quantum leap...

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Earliest spiral galaxy ever seen discovered

Earliest spiral galaxy ever seen discovered

Astronomers have for the first time observed a spiral galaxy in the early universe, billions of years before many other spiral galaxies formed. According to the astronomers, they discovered it while using the Hubble Space Telescope to take pictures of about 300 very distant galaxies in the early universe and to study their properties....

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An iphone app for skin cancer diagnosis

An iphone app for skin cancer diagnosis

Scientists have developed a new, free iPhone application which could help you conduct a self exam to detect potential skin cancer, but there is a catch: You will have to fully expose yourself for results. Developed by a team at the University of Michigan in the US, the new app, called UMSkinCheck, aims to...

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