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‘Teenage T. rex’ fossils ‘are a different dinosaur species’
Sign up for a full digest of all the best opinions of the week in our Voices Dispatches email Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter Fossils thought to belong to teenage Tyrannosaurus rexes are adults of another predatory but more nimble dinosaur species, scientists have said. A new analysis of the specimens suggests…
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Finance and support are key to fishers adopting eco-friendly gear, study shows
Access to financing, the support of a peer group, and a general awareness of environmental problems are all factors that make it more likely a fisher will switch to using eco-friendly gear, a new study shows. The findings come from a three-month survey of nearly 650 blue swimming crab fishers on the north coast of…
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SpaceX deploys direct-to-smartphone satellites in first launch of 2024
TAMPA, Fla. — SpaceX launched its first batch of Starlink satellites designed to connect directly to unmodified smartphones Jan. 2 after getting a temporary experimental license to start testing the capability in the United States. Six of the 21 Starlink satellites that launched on a Falcon 9 rocket at 10:44 p.m. Eastern from Vandenberg Space…
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Sinking US cities already face ‘real impacts’ as subsidence poses risk to buildings and roads
Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Major cities on the US’s Atlantic coast are sinking faster than previously thought, with some rates of subsidence outpacing global sea level rise and threatening buildings, roads, and other key infrastructure. Urban centres including New…
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Scientists Find Evidence of a Universal, Non-Verbal Communication System : ScienceAlert
Deep down, everyone just wants to be understood. And regardless of what language we speak, or whether we are blind or sighted, new research hints at a shared, universal non-verbal communication system that comes to life when we gesture without talking. The study of children aged 3 to 12 years old was led by Şeyda…
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Researchers Observe Wolves Hunting Sea Otters and Seals
New observations of wolves hunting marine mammals in Alaska’s Katmai National Park challenge existing views on wolf diets, revealing a significant shift from land-based to marine prey. This groundbreaking research underscores wolves’ role in coastal ecosystems and paves the way for further ecological studies. Above is a wolf with a sea otter on Alaska’s Katmai…
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Adolescent Obesity Linked To Early Chronic Kidney Disease; Even Those With High-Normal BMI At Risk
Maintaining a healthy weight during teenage goes a long way in a person’s future well-being. Obesity in adolescence is linked to the risk of developing early chronic kidney disease before the age of 30, a recent study has found. Chronic kidney disease is a condition in which the kidneys are damaged and result in impaired…
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2024 outlook for rainforests
Last week, Mongabay published a recap of the major trends in the world’s tropical rainforests for 2023. Here’s a brief look at some of the key issues to monitor in 2024. These include: Brazil, elections in DRC and Indonesia, forest carbon markets, el Niño, global inflation and commodity prices, advancements in forest data, and progress…
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First Clues to ‘Impossible’ Magnetic Monopoles Exposed by Diamonds And Rust : ScienceAlert
The search for the magnetic monopole – a particle with one magnetic pole, not two – is one of the most exciting and potentially transformational quests in physics, and scientists just made a major new discovery in their monopole hunt. An international team of researchers, led by academics from the University of Cambridge in the…
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India selects Falcon 9 for communications satellite launch
WASHINGTON — The commercial arm of India’s space agency ISRO announced Jan. 2 it will launch a large communications satellite later this year on a SpaceX Falcon 9, further underscoring SpaceX’s dominance in the global launch market. New Space India Ltd. (NSIL), the arm of ISRO responsible for commercial launch and satellite services, said it…