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2015-01-22 India Science


Science Codex
   
Fossil ankles indicate Earth's earliest primates lived in trees   
The Guardian Nigeria
EARTH'S earliest primates have taken a step up in the world, now that researchers have gotten a good look at their ankles. A new study has found that Purgatorius, a small mammal that lived on a diet of fruit and insects, was a tree dweller. Paleontologists ...

Earth's earliest primates lived on trees   Business Standard
65mn-yr-old ankle bones reveal Earth`s earliest primates were `tree-dwellers`   Zee News
Fossil ankles show earliest primates lived in trees   Ahmedabad Mirror

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The Hindu
   
Rare visitor to Punchakkari   
The Hindu
The Punchakkari wetlands, a birding hot spot on the outskirts of the capital city, are playing host to the spot-billed pelican. The comparatively large swimming bird with webbed feet, a sub-mandibular pouch that is pink in colour, and a short, broad tail was first ...

Spot Billed Pelican Sighted After Decade   The New Indian Express

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Eprahaar
   
One more leopard found dead in Darwha in a week   
Times of India
Yavatmal: Three days after a leopard was found dead in Darwha forest division, another full grown male leopard was found dead in Darwha on Tuesday. Forest officials seem to be groping in dark about the twin blows. According to chief conservator of forests ...

Leopard found dead in Yavatmal   Eprahaar

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University Herald
   
Endangered chimpanzee can disappear in our lifetime   
Economic Times
NEW YORK: Climate change has threatened the population of the planet's most endangered chimpanzee sub-species, researchers report. The Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee is the most endangered of all chimpanzee sub-species in the world, with only ...

Habitat of endangered chimps threatened by climate change   Full-Time Whistle
Climate change threatens endangered chimp populations   Business Standard
Endangered chimpanzee threatened by habitat loss caused by climate change   Market Business News

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Zee News
   
New instrument can reveal age of meteorites   
Times of India
WASHINGTON: Scientists have developed a novel instrument that can reveal the age of meteorites that fall on Earth, offering insight into the geologic history of the solar system. The instrument can be miniaturized for spaceflight to reveal the age of planetary ...

Instrument that can reveal age of planetary materials   The Hans India

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Delhi Daily News
   
Cardiac arrhythmia detected in deep-diving marine mammals   
Delhi Daily News
A new study has found that marine mammals like bottlenose dolphins and Weddell seals face high frequency of heart arrhythmias or irregular heart beats during their deepest dives. The finding reveals that though these mammals have remarkable adaptations ...

Deep diving taxes the hearts of dolphins and seals, say scientists   Alaska Dispatch News
Marine mammals may get arrhythmia from deep dives, study says   Full-Time Whistle
Study: deep-diving marine mammals suffer heart arrhythmias   UPI.com
Empire State Tribune   
Science Times   
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Full-Time Whistle
   
Volcanic Eruption in Tonga Creates New Island   
New York Times
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A volcanic eruption in Tonga has created a new island — although one scientist said Wednesday it could soon disappear. The volcano has been erupting for a month in the ocean about 65 kilometers (40 miles) northwest of the ...

Volcano erupts in South Pacific Ocean   Economic Times
Volcanic eruption creates new island in Tonga   Zee News
Volcano eruption creates new island   Irish Independent

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CHANNELS TELEVISION
   
Next generation of cancer drugs may be mined from soil   
Times of India
LONDON: The world's next generation of antibiotic or anti-cancer drugs could come from the most unlikely place - the soil under your feet. Scientists from US' Rockefeller University have analyzed soil from beaches, forests and deserts on the five continents to ...

Drugs In Dirt: Scientists Seek Help In Getting Samples   CHANNELS TELEVISION

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Now, make clouds in your backyard   
Times of India
PANAJI: In an effort to throw light upon the formation of clouds, Alejandro Borsani has attempted to materialize fundamental particles in his installation 'The origin of clouds' at the Story of Light festival, a presentation that has been piquing the interest of many ...


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Business Insider Australia
   
The Incredible Discovery Of The Oldest Depiction Of The Universe Was Almost ...   
Business Insider Australia
The design on this disc might look like a six-year-old's scribbles, but in reality, it's one of the most sophisticated and influential artifacts of the Bronze Age. And it might never have been discovered if not for a couple of illegal treasure hunters who dug it up and ...


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