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For the past eight years, the researchers have been working on a hybrid system combining bacteria and nanowires that can capture the energy of sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into building blocks for organic molecules.

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Mercury’s 400 degrees heat may help it make its own ice at caps

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It is already hard to believe that there is ice on Mercury, where daytime temperatures reach 400 degrees Celsius, or 750 degrees Fahrenheit. Now an upcoming study says that the Vulcan heat on the planet closest to the sun likely helps make some of that ice.

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Computer model solves mystery of how gas bubbles build big methane hydrate deposits

14th March 202017th March 2020 Ibezim chukwuemerie 0 Comments

Science has explained an important mystery about natural gas hydrate formations and, in doing so, advanced scientists’ understanding of how gas hydrates could contribute to climate change and energy security.

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Could there be life in mars? Curiosity rover has clues

9th March 202017th March 2020 Ibezim chukwuemerie 0 Comments

Could there be life on Mars?? Are there evidences/signs of life on mars.?? Is mars habitable?? These questions have intrigued a lot of us for years. Now the curiosity rover has clues

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NASA’s Curiosity Rover finds an ancient oasis on Mars

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The authors interpret rocks enriched in mineral salts discovered by the rover as evidence of shallow briny ponds that went through episodes of overflow and drying. The deposits serve as a watermark created by climate fluctuations as the Martian environment transitioned from a wetter one to the freezing desert it is today.

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How many earth-like planets exist in space

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The results of this study are particularly relevant for planning future space missions to characterize potentially Earth-like planets

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Scientists create artificial catalysts inspired by living enzymes

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Scientists have developed a synthetic catalyst that produces chemicals much the way enzymes do in living organisms.

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Evolutionary gene loss may help explain why only humans are prone to heart attacks

24th July 201917th March 2020 Ibezim chukwuemerie 0 Comments

Scientists say the loss of a single gene two to three million years ago in our ancestors may have resulted in a heightened risk of cardiovascular disease in all humans as a species, while also setting up a further risk for red meat-eating humans.

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Molten rock that feeds volcanoes may help with volcanic hazard management

23rd July 201917th March 2020 Ibezim chukwuemerie 0 Comments

Researchers used volcanic minerals known as ‘crystal clocks’ to calculate how long magma can be stored in the deepest parts of volcanic systems. This is the first estimate of magma storage times near the boundary of the Earth’s crust and the mantle, called the Moho.

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Mold spores may also survive on the outside walls of spacecraft

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Astronauts on the ISS spend hours every week cleaning the inside of the station’s walls to prevent mold from becoming a health problem. New research finds mold spores may also survive on the outside walls of spacecraft.