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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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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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Fireball meteor shower tonight: How to see the Quadrantid January 2024 peak
Missed the New Year’s fireworks display? Not to worry, tonight you can witness space’s own sparkles, the Quadrantid meteor shower (aka Quadrantids). Producing up to 110 meteors per hour, there’s also the chance you’ll see several fireballs shoot across the night sky. The Quadrantids are short-lived, so you’ll have to be quick, as the peak…
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Juno captures images of hellish moon Io
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has completed its first ultra-close flyby of the hellish moon Io. The spacecraft has been orbiting our solar system’s gas giant, Jupiter, for several years now, completing multiple flybys of the moons and objects found within the Jovian system. This is the first time Juno has flown so close to Io, though…
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‘Teenage T. rex’ fossils ‘are different predatory but nimbler 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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Use ‘mothballed’ Covid mega lab to help tackle antibiotic resistance, MPs urge
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 A “mothballed” Covid mega lab currently on sale on the property website Rightmove should instead be used as a research facility to help combat the worsening threat of…
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First meteor shower of the year will peak this week
Stargazers will have quite a treat to look forward to this month as the first meteor shower of 2024, the Quadrantids, will peak on Thursday, January 4. The shower itself has been active since December 26, and it will continue to be visible in the night sky throughout January 16, 2024. However, the best time…
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There’s a Big Difference In How Your Brain Processes The Numbers 4 And 5 : ScienceAlert
Quick, how many apples are in the photo above? It’s easy to see there are three, but thanks to a distinct processing mechanism in your brain, it might have been even easier than you realize. According to a new study, the human brain has two separate ways of processing numbers of things: one system for…
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How to watch the last total solar eclipse in the US until 2045
The last total solar eclipse in the US until 2045 will happen this year. Set to fill the sky across portions of the country in April, this will be the last chance to see an eclipse of this nature for the next 21 years. That makes it a momentous occasion and one that skywatchers may…