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Surge in oxygen levels led to explosion of life on earth: Study
According to recently published study, boost in levels of oxygen may have caused three-fold increase in biodiversity (or biodiversification) during between 445 and 485 million years ago. The study was conducted using geochemical proxies, high-resolution data and chemical signatures preserved ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
SAM: World’s first AI politician developed
Scientists from New Zealand have developed world’s first artificial intelligence politician named SAM. It was created by Nick Gerritsen, entrepreneur in New Zealand. Key Facts The virtual politician SAM can answer person’s queries regarding local issues such as policies around ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
Drought, heatwaves increasing in frequency, area in India: IISc Study
Researchers from Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have found that frequency of heatwaves accompanied by drought has increased in magnitude and in area over past three decades in India. The increases in cocktail of drought and heatwaves were seen particularly ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
Aditya L1 Mission: ISRO’s first sun mission to take off in 2019
The India Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch first solar mission Aditya-L1 in 2019. It will be India’s first dedicated scientific mission to study sun. The mission aims to put 1,500-kg heavy class Aditya-L1 satellite into halo ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
China successfully launches remote sensing satellites
China has successfully launched remote sensing satellites designed to conduct electromagnetic probes and other experiments. The satellites whose numbers were not specified yet were launched on board of Long March-2C rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern Sichuan province. ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
Scientists create world’s smallest data recorder from bacteria
Researchers from Columbia University Medical Centre (CUMC) in US have converted natural bacterial immune system into the world’s smallest data recorder. The researchers modified an ordinary laboratory strain of ubiquitous human gut microbe (bacteria) Escherichia coli (E Coli) which enabled ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
Dutta’s Mahendragiri gecko: New species of gecko discovered in Andhra Pradesh
Scientists have discovered new species of gecko in the Eastern Ghats in northern Andhra Pradesh. It was identified from few areas in northern Mahendragiri range and scattered coastal hills in northern Andhra Pradesh. The new species has been named Hemidactylus ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
NASA tests Supersonic Parachute for Mars 2020 mission
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) successfully tested supersonic landing parachute that will be deployed in its Mars rover mission set to launch in 2020. The mission will rely on special parachute to slow spacecraft down as it enters ..