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Poor air quality can increase the consequences of Covid-19: Study

[ad_1] (MENAFN – IANS) London, 29 Nov. (IANS) New research adds to the growing body of evidence that high levels of air pollution can amplify waves of contamination from SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19 disease. The study, published in the journal Earth Systems and Environment, investigated the possible interactions …

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This galaxy survives a black hole party

[ad_1] (MENAFN – IANS) Washington, November 28 (IANS) Researchers have discovered a galaxy that managed to survive starvation of a black hole by continuing to give birth to new stars, about 100 stars the size of the Sun per year. The discovery of NASA’s telescope on a plane, the Stratospheric …

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Pandemic curbs have reduced global NO2 concentrations by 20%: NASA

[ad_1] (MENAFN – IANS) New York, November 18 (IANS) Using computer models, NASA researchers found that since February, the pandemic restrictions of Covid-19 have reduced global concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) by nearly 20%. Nitrogen dioxide is an air pollutant produced mainly by the combustion of fossil fuels used by …

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Plumes on Europa could come from water in Jupiter’s lunar crust

[ad_1] (MENAFN – IANS) Washington, November 15 (IANS) According to new research, plumes of water vapor that could escape into space from Jupiter’s moon Europa could come from within the same ice crust. A model using images collected by NASA’s Galileo spacecraft outlines a process for brine, or salt-enriched water, …

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