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Washington, November 24 (ANI): Using geochemical clues from rocks nearly 3 billion years old, a group of scientists have made the surprising discovery that the creation of economically important nickel ore deposits was linked to sulfur in the ancient oxygen-poor atmosphere.

Berlin, November 24 (ANI): A team of scientists, with the aid of a mathematical model, has reconstructed the evolution of bat migration.

Wellington, Nov 24 (ANI): Defying previous beliefs about Australasian gannets, researchers at Auckland University have said that these seabirds are not monogamous, but have a significant "divorce" rate.

Washington, November 24 (ANI): A new study that analyzes insect resistance data from five continents has determined that existing theories and strategies can be used to predict, monitor, and manage insect resistance to Bt crops.

Washington, November 24 (ANI): Physicists at Empa, together with chemists from the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz have, for the first time, succeeded in synthesizing a graphene-like porous polymer with atomic accuracy.

Washington, November 24 (ANI): A maths model has revealed the reason behind the characteristic shape of a long leaf.

Washington, November 24 (ANI): A new study has determined that 50 million US acres of cropland, idle cropland, and cropland pasture could be converted from current uses to the production of perennial grasses, such as switchgrass, from which biomass could be harvested for use as a biofuel feedstock quite efficiently.

Washington, November 24 (ANI): A new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society has determined that western lowland gorillas living in a large swamp in the Republic of Congo are becoming increasingly threatened by growing humans activity in the region.

Washington, November 24 (ANI): NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has contributed to the discovery of the youngest brown dwarf ever observed, a finding that, if confirmed, may solve an astronomical mystery about how these cosmic misfits are formed.

Washington, November 24 (ANI): Exposure to fumes from leaded and unleaded gasoline while refuelling cars could lead to increased aggressive behaviour, says a new study.

Washington, November 24 (ANI): Men who follow a moderate-to-heavy exercise regime may be less likely to have a stroke than those with no physical activity, says a new study.

Washington, November 24 (ANI): A new study led by a team of researchers at University of California, Berkeley, US, has suggested that climate change could increase the likelihood of civil war in sub-Saharan Africa by over 50 percent within the next two decades.

Washington, November 24 (ANI): A new website will give everyone the chance to contribute to science by playing a 'cosmic slot machine' and compare images of colliding galaxies with millions of simulated images of galactic pile-ups.

Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): Human-derived umbilical cord blood (UCB) stem cells transplanted in an animal model could help in developing therapies for specific lung and heart disorders, according to two separate studies.

London, November 24 (ANI): Reports indicate that Rusi Taleyarkhan, a nuclear engineer of Indian origin who claimed that he could perform 'bubble fusion' in a table-top apparatus, has been debarred from receiving federal funding for 28 months.

Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): What if your physician asks you about your family's health history and you don't have any answer for it? Well, here's a solution- a Web site called Health Heritage-that provides a uniform and accurate database of a person's health-related history.

Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): Researchers have revealed how peptides interact with mineral surfaces by accelerating, switching and inhibiting their growth.

Washington, November 24 (ANI): In a new study, scientists used an innovative computer program to produce a new and more detailed global map of the valley networks on Mars, which adds to the growing body of evidence suggesting the Red Planet once had an ocean.

Washington, November 24 (ANI): In a provoking study, a scientist has argued that global warming might just be unstoppable.