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Armadas of ancient ice sheets may have crumbled like dominoes

Washington, July 2: A new research has uncovered that tens of thousands of years ago, “armadas of ice” crumbled off of the ice sheet covering North America into the Atlantic Ocean, which may have t

Earth’s magnetic field has started to weaken

Washington, July 1 : A new study has determined that rapid changes in the churning movement of Earth’s liquid outer core are weakening the magnetic field in some regions of the planet’s surface.

“What is so surprising is that rapid, almost sudden, changes take place in the Earth’s magnetic field,” said study co-author Nils Olsen, a geophysicist at the Danish National Space Center in Copenhagen.

According to a report in National Geographic News, the findings suggest similarly quick changes are simultaneously occurring in the liquid metal, 1,900 miles (3,000 kilometers) below the surface.

Chameleon with a rapid growth rate and shortest lifespan

Washington, July 1 : A new research has discovered that a chameleon from arid southwestern Madagascar spends up to three-quarters of its life in an egg, and its lifespan after hatching is a mere 4

Plastic robot 'skin,' flexible laptops and electric posters on the anvil

Washington, July 1 : Robot ‘skin’, flexible laptops and electric posters, all made from plastic may soon be a reality, thanks to the advance in research into "plastic electronics".

35-million-year-old crater offers hints to life on Mars

Washington, July 1 : A new study has indicated that a 35-million-year-old crater under Chesapeake Bay in the US is offering new insights into possible locations for life on Mars.

Joint US-European solar mission ends

Washington - After more than 17 years of studying the Sun, a joint effort by the US and European space agencies is set to end Tuesday.

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