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How Earth avoided global warming in the past

Last Updated: Thursday, June 12, 2014, 16:26

A new study has revealed that development of a huge mountain range in the middle of the ancient supercontinent, Pangea helped Earth to avoid huge rise in atmospheric CO2 last time.

How solar wind breaks through earth`s magnetic field

Last Updated: Thursday, June 12, 2014, 15:52

A wind of charged particles blows outwards from the sun, carrying a magnetic field with it and sometimes this solar wind can break through the earth`s magnetic field.

New biometric watches monitor glucose, dehydration, pulse

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 11, 2014, 17:58

Researchers have developed biometric watches that can non-invasively monitor the wearer`s pulse, glucose concentration and dehydration levels.

Indian-born scientist develops copper wire that can also store energy

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 11, 2014, 12:34

An Indian-born nanotechnologist has developed a copper wire that can transmit and store electricity simultaneously. The new innovation would ultimately make conventional lithium-ion batteries out of vogue.

Tibetan Plateau served as cradle of evolution for cold-adapted mammals: Study

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 11, 2014, 12:32

A new study suggests that the advance and retreat of the ice sheets millions of years ago had a profound influence in the evolution and geographic distribution of many animals, including those that live today in the Arctic regions.

When male dolphin fell in love with female researcher

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 11, 2014, 12:15

Can animals fall in love with humans? They do, but in the case of a female animal researcher the chemistry between her and a male dolphin was well beyond just love.

Soon biometric watch that uses light to monitor glucose, dehydration, pulse

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 11, 2014, 12:12

Researchers from the Netherlands and Israel have described two new wearable devices that use changing patterns of scattered light to monitor biometrics: one tracks glucose concentration and dehydration levels, and the other monitors pulse.

Now, battery that can charge your smartphone or electric car in just 10 minutes!

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 11, 2014, 15:11

Experts from around the world, who are looking for ways to stop smartphone batteries and other electronics from dying within a few hours, have come up with a new battery that can fully charge electronic devices in just 10 minutes.

Humans, corals share same cellular self-destruction mode

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 10, 2014, 14:32

What do humans and corals have in common? Both share a 500-million-year-old biomechanical pathway that tells cells when to die.

Archaeologists discover ancient Egyptian tomb in Luxor

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 10, 2014, 09:58

Spanish archaeologists unearthed a tomb dating back to the 11th dynasty of ancient Egypt in the city of Luxor, Egypt`s Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim said Monday.