Environment threatening laughing gas is being released by bacteria
Scientists have said that nitrous oxide, which is popularly known as laughing gas, is being released in the environment by a number of species of bacteria. ANI
New geological age similar to 65 million year old mass extinction event
A leading environmental scientist has suggested that an unprecedented climatic change is creating a new geological age, which is similar to the mass extinction event which wiped out the dinosaurs and other species 65 million years ago. ANI
Ancient clay tablet helps unravel 5,000-year-old asteroid mystery
British scientists have deciphered a mysterious ancient clay tablet, which they believe has helped them to solve a riddle over a giant asteroid impact more than 5,000 years ago.According to a report in the Telegraph, the circular clay tablet was discovered 150 years ago by Sir Austen Henry Layard, a leading Victorian archaeologist, in the remains of the royal palace at Nineveh, capital of ancient Assyria, in what is now Iraq. ANI
Scientists shed light on the wallpaper problem
You must have wondered several times as to why a sheet of wallpaper refuses to tear neatly off the wall, or why people often find it difficult to peel the tape off the roll in a straight line. Well, an international team of researchers perhaps knows the answer. ANI
Bowel cancer risk governed by your race and country
Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have shown that chances of getting cancer depends on an individuals country, by finding that genes linked to the deadly disease do not affect all races the same way. ANI
Antarctic tourism threatening regions ecosystems, warn campaigners
Environmental campaigners have called for greater restrictions on shipping around Antarctica in order to prevent damage to its unique ecosystems. ANI
Ancient clay tablet helps unravel 5,000-year-old asteroid mystery
British scientists have deciphered a mysterious ancient clay tablet, which they believe has helped them to solve a riddle over a giant asteroid impact more than 5,000 years ago.According to a report in the Telegraph, the circular clay tablet was discovered 150 years ago by Sir Austen Henry Layard, a leading Victorian archaeologist, in the remains of the royal palace at Nineveh, capital of ancient Assyria, in what is now Iraq. ANI