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Reversed-Polarity Sunspot Signaled New ‘Solar Cycle 24’

Solar CycleA new Solar Cycle 24 has started and may produce solar flares that can disrupt satel

Detection of new solar cycle’s first sunspot points to increased solar storms in future

Solar CycleWashington, Jan 8: The identification of the first sunspot belonging to a new 11 yea

No hard evidence for claims on decline of tropical forests

Washington, Jan 8: New research carried out by University of Leeds has found that claims of the tropical forests declining cannot be backed up by convincing evidence.

Researchers discover molecular basis of monarch butterfly migration

MolecularWashington, Jan 8: A new study has demystified the annual migration of millions of monarch

Prairie grass may serve as huge biofuel source

London, January 8: US scientists are figuring out whether prairie grasses hold the future of biofuels, after finding that switchgrass yields 540 per cent more energy than is used to grow it.

Scientists study efficacy of smell test to detect Parkinson’s early

Washington, Jan 8: Researchers led by an Indian origin doctor have set out to find whether a smell test may help diagnose Parkinson’s among people without any symptoms of the disease.

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