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China's Zhurong Rover Helps Find Evidence of Potential Ancient Shoreline on Mars
China's Zhurong rover has found what might be the shoreline of an ancient Martian ocean, offering fresh support for theories that Mars once had vast bodies of water. Studying images and radar data from Utopia Planitia, the largest impact basin on Mars, scientists identified geological features that resemble coastlines, including pitted cones, troug...
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NASA's Europa Clipper Launches to Explore Life Possibilities on Icy Moon Europa
NASA's Europa Clipper mission is set to launch soon, aiming to explore the icy moon Europa's potential for life. By examining the ocean beneath its ice shell, the spacecraft will gather data on the moon's surface materials and atmospheric conditions. With advanced instruments, the mission seeks to identify organic compounds, analyze gas and dust pa...
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Underground Reservouir on Mars Could Fill Oceans on Planet's Surface, Study Reveals
Recent research based on data from NASA’s InSight mission has identified a substantial underground reservoir on Mars. This reservoir, located between 7 and 12 miles below the Martian surface, could hold enough water to cover the planet to a depth of 1 mile. The data, gathered by InSight’s seismometer between 2018 and 2022, suggests that water i...
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Life On Venus? Scientists See A New Signal In Its Clouds
The researchers claim that the new data provides even stronger evidence of phosphine in the clouds of Venus.
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NASA'S James Webb Telescope Detects First Evidence Of Carbon On Jupiter's Moon
Astronomers used the data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and identified carbon dioxide in a specific region on the icy surface of Europa.
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ISRO's Aditya L1 Solar Mission Begins Studying Solar Wind, Collects Data on Energetic Particles
After India’s solar mission, Aditya L1 began its journey towards Lagrange Point 1 following a key manoeuvre, it has started studying energetic particles in the solar wind from space and will continue to do so for the rest of its life, a senior astrophysicist said.
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Phosphorus, Vital Element For Life, Found On Saturn's Icy Moon Enceladus
The discovery was based on data collected by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, the first to orbit Saturn.
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A Third of Milky Way’s Planets Orbiting Most Common Stars Could Hold Water, Harbour Life: Study
One-third of the planets orbiting the most common stars across the Milky Way galaxy may hold onto liquid water and possibly harbour life, according to a study based on latest telescope data.
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India Gets Its First Repository For Life Science Data
India's first national repository for life science data, generated from publicly-funded research in the country, was unveiled in Faridabad on Thursday by Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh.
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NASA's Mars InSight Lander Data Reveals Surprising Results About Possibility of Life on the Red Planet
According to a recent study conducted by the researchers at the University of California San Diego, Mars' subsurface has little to no evidence of water. The surprising results were derived after studying the seismic data from NASA's Mars InSight mission. The InSight lander studies the subsurface of the red planet digging roughly 300 meters beneath ...
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Warm Water Headed Towards East Antarctic Ice Sheet Might Accelerate Global Sea-Level Rise
A recent study has revealed that warmer water in the ocean is moving towards the East Antarctic ice sheets and is likely to accelerate the rise in global sea level. This, according to experts, will damage the marine life and threaten human coastal settlements.
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Water Flowed on Mars Longer Than Previously Thought, New NASA Research Raises Questions on Microbial Life
Mars today is marked by its endless red desert plains. But it was not always like that. There was water and it flowed on its surface longer than previously estimated, a new research by NASA says.
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What Did Egyptian Mummies Look Like in Real Life? Researchers Use DNA Data to Reconstruct Their Faces
Researchers have now been able to reconstruct the faces of three men who lived in Egypt more than 2,000 years ago. Based on the DNA data extracted from their mummified remains, the researchers have created 3D models of the mummies' faces that show how they would have appeared at the age of 25 years.
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Unfolding the Secret Life of Endangered Bustard Using GPS Telemetry
Critically endangered Great Indian Bustards were hard to track, until environmentalists fitted them with telemetry devices that record the bird's location and communicate that data through mobile networks, all running on solar power that can keep the trackers working for years.
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When DNA Speaks of Nature — the Use of Genetic Data in Biodiversity Research
Understand the record of history stored in DNA is an essential part of a biologist's toolkit, and allows us to understand the tree of life — the origin of species, and the way it all works together. How have scientists come to understand this subject? We take a deeper dive.
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China's Zhurong Rover Helps Find Evidence of Potential Ancient Shoreline on Mars
China's Zhurong rover has found what might be the shoreline of an ancient Martian ocean, offering fresh support for theories that Mars once had vast bodies of water. Studying images and radar data from Utopia Planitia, the largest impact basin on Mars, scientists identified geological features that resemble coastlines, including pitted cones, troug...
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NASA's Europa Clipper Launches to Explore Life Possibilities on Icy Moon Europa
NASA's Europa Clipper mission is set to launch soon, aiming to explore the icy moon Europa's potential for life. By examining the ocean beneath its ice shell, the spacecraft will gather data on the moon's surface materials and atmospheric conditions. With advanced instruments, the mission seeks to identify organic compounds, analyze gas and dust pa...
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Underground Reservouir on Mars Could Fill Oceans on Planet's Surface, Study Reveals
Recent research based on data from NASA’s InSight mission has identified a substantial underground reservoir on Mars. This reservoir, located between 7 and 12 miles below the Martian surface, could hold enough water to cover the planet to a depth of 1 mile. The data, gathered by InSight’s seismometer between 2018 and 2022, suggests that water i...
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Life On Venus? Scientists See A New Signal In Its Clouds
The researchers claim that the new data provides even stronger evidence of phosphine in the clouds of Venus.
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NASA'S James Webb Telescope Detects First Evidence Of Carbon On Jupiter's Moon
Astronomers used the data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and identified carbon dioxide in a specific region on the icy surface of Europa.
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ISRO's Aditya L1 Solar Mission Begins Studying Solar Wind, Collects Data on Energetic Particles
After India’s solar mission, Aditya L1 began its journey towards Lagrange Point 1 following a key manoeuvre, it has started studying energetic particles in the solar wind from space and will continue to do so for the rest of its life, a senior astrophysicist said.
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Phosphorus, Vital Element For Life, Found On Saturn's Icy Moon Enceladus
The discovery was based on data collected by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, the first to orbit Saturn.
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A Third of Milky Way’s Planets Orbiting Most Common Stars Could Hold Water, Harbour Life: Study
One-third of the planets orbiting the most common stars across the Milky Way galaxy may hold onto liquid water and possibly harbour life, according to a study based on latest telescope data.
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India Gets Its First Repository For Life Science Data
India's first national repository for life science data, generated from publicly-funded research in the country, was unveiled in Faridabad on Thursday by Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh.
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NASA's Mars InSight Lander Data Reveals Surprising Results About Possibility of Life on the Red Planet
According to a recent study conducted by the researchers at the University of California San Diego, Mars' subsurface has little to no evidence of water. The surprising results were derived after studying the seismic data from NASA's Mars InSight mission. The InSight lander studies the subsurface of the red planet digging roughly 300 meters beneath ...
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Warm Water Headed Towards East Antarctic Ice Sheet Might Accelerate Global Sea-Level Rise
A recent study has revealed that warmer water in the ocean is moving towards the East Antarctic ice sheets and is likely to accelerate the rise in global sea level. This, according to experts, will damage the marine life and threaten human coastal settlements.
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Water Flowed on Mars Longer Than Previously Thought, New NASA Research Raises Questions on Microbial Life
Mars today is marked by its endless red desert plains. But it was not always like that. There was water and it flowed on its surface longer than previously estimated, a new research by NASA says.
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What Did Egyptian Mummies Look Like in Real Life? Researchers Use DNA Data to Reconstruct Their Faces
Researchers have now been able to reconstruct the faces of three men who lived in Egypt more than 2,000 years ago. Based on the DNA data extracted from their mummified remains, the researchers have created 3D models of the mummies' faces that show how they would have appeared at the age of 25 years.
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Unfolding the Secret Life of Endangered Bustard Using GPS Telemetry
Critically endangered Great Indian Bustards were hard to track, until environmentalists fitted them with telemetry devices that record the bird's location and communicate that data through mobile networks, all running on solar power that can keep the trackers working for years.
-
When DNA Speaks of Nature — the Use of Genetic Data in Biodiversity Research
Understand the record of history stored in DNA is an essential part of a biologist's toolkit, and allows us to understand the tree of life — the origin of species, and the way it all works together. How have scientists come to understand this subject? We take a deeper dive.
