Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Science news:7th January 2014:

Astronomers have spotted a hotter and puffier version of Earth circling a distant star. The oddball exoplanet candidate KOI-314c is located about 200 light-years away and is roughly the same mass as Earth, but its extremely thick atmosphere makes the world ...


Dog owners might have observed a number of odd behaviors among their pets. But one thing that escaped their attention was that dogs prefer to poop along the Earth's North - South axis line instead of the East - West axis.


Earth may have dark matter disc around equator:
After measuring the orbits of GPS satellites, a geophysicist came the startling conclusion that the Earth is heavier than it's supposed to be.


Submarine Museum:
Significant sea surge led to partial collapse of boundary wall of Kursura Submarine Museum fuelling speculation on the probable cause for the phenomena on Saturday.


ISS astronauts:
WASHINGTON: Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) are working to develop a special kind of water that makes things burn.


A group of geologists with Quebec's Ministry of Natural Resources have carried out study on earthquake lights (EQL). The study researchers have revealed that there a number of forms that EQL can take up.


Washington: New study in fossils from Belgium has shed light on the origin of some of the most well-known, and well-loved, modern mammals.


Scientists create semi-analytical model to help explain 'puzzling' triple-star system:
Scientists have developed a semi-analytical model, which could help resolve the puzzling formation of this exotic triple-star system.

KOLKATA: Researchers from India, Britain and Bangladesh are studying the impact of climate change on livelihoods of those living in Sunderbans mangroves, the world's largest mangrove forests.


Washington: A new breakthrough has allowed scientists to expand the catalogue of anatomical similarities linking humans, Australopithecus, and Ardipithecus ramidus on the tree of life.


In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, the newly-assembled Cassini Saturn probe undergoes vibration and thermal testing at the JPL facilities in Pasadena, California.


OMG! For best French fries, look at Jupiter:
LONDON - Forget McDonald's or your neighbourhood fast food joint. For best French fries, plan a trip for a drive-thru on the largest planet in our solar system!

An environmental information dissemination centre (EIDC) was set up in Chennai Corporation Middle School in Choolai, TamilNadu in 6 January 2014.


Molecular modification increases solar cell efficiency:
Researchers say they have found an easy way to modify the molecular structure of a polymer commonly used in solar cells. The modification, carried out by researchers from North Carolina State University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.


A group of European researchers have concluded that the pressure in the magma chambers of supervolcanoes, like the one beneath Yellowstone National Park, is enough to set off an eruption, even without an earthquake or other trigger.


A newly discovered system that consists of two white dwarf stars and a highly dense pulsar-all is attracting astronomers to probe a range of cosmic mysteries that includes the nature of gravity too.


China had collected all the data needed to draw its first full map of the moon surface and was almost done with the mapping work, Sun Jiadong, the chief designer of the country's Chang'e -1 lunar probe has said.



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