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Mars pebbles carried for miles by river, say researchers

Livemint

Washington: Martian pebbles travelled roughly 50 kilometres down a riverbed from their source, according to a new study that provides evidence Mars once had an extensive river system, conditions that could support life.

 

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Martian pebbles carried for miles by river

Hindu Business Line

NASA A view from the "Kimberley" formation on Mars taken by NASA's Curiosity rover. The strata in the foreground dip towards the base of Mount Sharp, indicating flow of water toward a basin that existed before the larger bulk of the mountain formed ...

 

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There's Something Odd In The Shadows Of The Curiosity Rover's Selfie

Gizmodo Australia

Yep, there's a very large part of the shadow, that big zigzag shape, that doesn't seem to be there in its actual robot counterpart.

 

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Trouble at the edge of the world as Antarctica's glaciers are undermined by ...

Sydney Morning Herald

Walk into your street, and step out five metres along the footpath. Mark that spot, return tomorrow and step out an extra five metres.

 

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Antarctic study points to 'scary' future with global warming

Business Standard

Global sea levels will rise substantially more than previously thought and almost irreversibly if greenhouse gas emissions continue, according to New Zealand-led research released on Thursday.

 

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China Exclusive: China aims to go deeper into space

Xinhua

BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- As China's exploration of the moon progresses, its space experts have begun considering going deeper into the solar system - to Mars, asteroids and Jupiter - and a manned deep-space mission.

 

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Climate change special science express train to be flagged off tomorrow

Times of India

NEW DELHI: As a momentum to the Paris climate summit is building up across the globe, India will on Thursday launch a massive awareness drive on the global challenge by flagging off a 'climate change special' science express train as a moving ...

 

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New coffee tree species critically endangered

The Statesman

The search for alien life has gotten bigger with china building the biggest ever radio telescope for the purpose. Conducting an ecological choir.

 

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Pollution tax will put Delhi on highway to hell

DailyO

It's likely to increase traffic and also leave scope for misuse of the exemption to bypass the order. 323. POLITICS. | Court Marshal | 4-minute read | 14-10-2015.

 

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Indian-Americans lose young scientist title; 5 in final

Business Standard

Indian-Americans failed to win the 2015 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge even as five of them made it to the final ten in the competition to develop scientific plans to solve everyday problems.