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Phoenix Mars Lander scoops up ‘almost perfect’ icy soil for analysis

NASA's Phoenix Mars LanderWashington,

Rare plants and endangered species at risk from traditional medicine in Cambodia and Vietnam

Washington, July 2 : Two new reports from TRAFFIC, the world’s largest wildlife trade monitoring network, have suggested that rare plants and endangered species such as tigers are at risk from trad

World should focus on short-term goals to reduce carbon emissions, says study

Washington, July 2: A new study has called for stronger short-term goals to reduce carbon emissions, as long-term climate change policy is likely to reverse the tide of climate change very slowly.

Hubble observes “thin ribbon” of 1,000-yr-old supernova remnant

Washington, July 2: NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has sent back images that show a delicate ribbon of gas, which is a very thin section of a supernova remnant caused by a stellar explosion that occ

Monkeys too possess abstract math skills just like humans

London, July 2: It is not just humans who have the ability to comprehend numbers through abstract images, for their closest relatives monkeys can also do the same suggests a study.

Ancient reptile would be condemned to single sex life by 2085

London, July 2 : Computer modeling has predicted that rising temperatures will lead to male only offspring in an ancient reptile species known as Tuatara, thus condemning the animal to extinction b

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