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Exceptional new fish fossil sparks rethink of how earth’s geology drives evolution

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Exceptional new fish fossil sparks rethink of how earth’s geology drives evolution

Coelacanths are deep-sea fish that live off the coasts of southern Africa and Indonesia and can reach up to two metres in length. For a long time, scientists believed they were extinct. In new research published in Nature Communications, we reveal the best-preserved coelacanth fossil ever found from the ancient period hundreds of millions of years ago…

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How skuas, frigatebirds, and gulls are helping spread avian influenza

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How skuas, frigatebirds, and gulls are helping spread avian influenza

It’s not easy finding food at sea. Seabirds often stay aloft, scanning the churning waters for elusive prey. Most seabirds take fish, squid, or other prey from the first few metres of seawater. Scavenging is common. But there are other tactics. Frigatebirds, skuas, and gulls rely on the success of other seabirds. These large, strong…

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Research rewrites where, when humans first domesticated horses

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Research rewrites where, when humans first domesticated horses

Across human history, no single animal has had a deeper impact on human societies than the horse. But when and how people domesticated horses has been an ongoing scientific mystery. Half a million years ago or more, early human ancestors hunted horses with wooden spears, the very first weapons, and used their bones for early tools. During…

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Shielding humans alone won’t prevent pandemics if animals can fall ill

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Shielding humans alone won’t prevent pandemics if animals can fall ill

In this file photo dated Friday November 6, 2020, mink look out from a pen at a farm near Naestved, Denmark. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has appointed Thursday Nov. 19, 2020, a new agriculture minister, after Mogens Jensen resigned after the government ordered the culling of all Danish mink because of the coronavirus, but…

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Chip that steers terahertz beams sets stage for 6G internet

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Chip that steers terahertz beams sets stage for 6G internet

Imagine a future where internet connections are not only lightning-fast but also remarkably reliable, even in crowded spaces. This vision is rapidly approaching reality, thanks to new research on terahertz communications technologies.  | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Imagine a future where internet connections are not only lightning-fast but also remarkably reliable, even in crowded spaces….

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Avalanches can grow 100-times larger undersea than on land

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Avalanches can grow 100-times larger undersea than on land

This underwater photograph shows light penetrating the water surface in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Batroun city on August 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Underwater avalanches are powerful natural events that happen all the time under the surface of the ocean. They are impossible to see and extremely difficult to measure, which…

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Mobile phones not linked to brain cancer, major review of 28 years of research finds

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Mobile phones not linked to brain cancer, major review of 28 years of research finds

A man poses with an Apple iPhone 12 in a mobile phone store in Nantes, France, September 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters A systematic review into the potential health effects from radio wave exposure has shown mobile phones are not linked to brain cancer. The review was commissioned by the World Health Organization and…

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South African scientists unveil fragment of motorcycle-sized meteorite

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South African scientists unveil fragment of motorcycle-sized meteorite

A researcher holds a fragment of meteorite during a press conference where researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand, Nelson Mandela University and Rhodes University explain the entry of a meteorite into Earth’s atmosphere over South Africa last week, in Gqeberha, South Africa, September 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters South African scientists on Tuesday…

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After water quality improves, scientists find sea turtles in Brazil get healthier

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After water quality improves, scientists find sea turtles in Brazil get healthier

Biologist Thayana Giao holds a Green Sea turtle during an intentional capture to monitor turtles’ health, weight and pollution level, by Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), in the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Sea turtles in the Guanabara Bay of Rio de Janeiro are getting healthier after…

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