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Southwest Pacific Hit By Unprecedented Marine Heat Waves In 2024: United Nations
Unprecedented heat waves in the Southwest Pacific affected more than 10% of the global ocean surface in 2024, damaging coral reefs and putting the region's last remaining tropical glacier at risk of extinction, the UN's weather body said on Thursday.
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New Rare Wild Orchid Seen In UK For First Time In 100 Years
A new lady's-slipper orchid, once believed to be extinct in the UK, has been spotted in the wild for the first time in 100 years following a decades-long conservation drive, experts said Tuesday.
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Genetic Study Reveals Maya Civilization’s Collapse Was a Reorganization
A groundbreaking genetic study published in Current Biology reveals that the Maya civilization didn’t mysteriously vanish around 1,200 years ago, as once thought. By analyzing ancient genomes from Copán in western Honduras, researchers discovered strong genetic continuity from the Late Archaic era to modern Maya groups. This evidence challenges ...
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Bitcoin will Hold Strategic Importance to Strengthen US' Position Against China, Says JD Vance
On May 28, JD Vance took centre stage at the ongoing Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas. As part of his 45-minute-long address, the US Vice President stated that Bitcoin will be strategically integrated into the US financial system to strengthen its position against China as tensions between the two nations remain volatile and intense.
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Opinion | How IAF Taught Pakistan That The Mythical 'Godzilla' Isn't Extinct After All
For military planners, India's performance provides a case study in how middle powers can effectively employ air assets to achieve limited strategic objectives while managing escalation with nuclear-armed adversaries.
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New Study Traces T-Rex’s Origins to Asia and Links Gigantic Size to Climate Shift
A new study led by UCL researchers reveals that Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the most iconic dinosaurs, evolved in North America but descended from ancestors that migrated from Asia over 70 million years ago. The study also connects T. rex's enormous size to global cooling after a major climatic peak 92 million years ago. As other predators died out, ...
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T-Rex Luxury Bags? Scientists Plan To Use Leather From Dinosaur DNA
Using T-Rex collagen as a blueprint, the researchers are hoping to develop the first example of leather, created from an extinct species.
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A Pyramid in the Amazon? The Mystery of Cerro El Cono in Peru's Sierra del Divisor
Hidden in Peru’s remote Sierra del Divisor, Cerro El Cono is a mysterious, pyramid-shaped peak that has baffled scientists and inspired local legend. Visible from 250 miles away, this jungle-covered mountain could be a volcano, a spiritual Apu, or the remnants of an ancient civilization. Despite its sacred significance and ecological value, the r...
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Fossil Teeth Reveal Secrets Of Extinct Giant Kangaroo's Lifestyle
Large kangaroos today roam long distances across the outback, often surviving droughts by moving in mobs to find new food when pickings are slim.
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Dinosaurs Weren’t Doomed Before the Asteroid Hit, New Research Suggests
A new study reveals dinosaurs were thriving before the asteroid impact, not declining as once believed.
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Scientists Revive Dire Wolves Using Ancient DNA and Modern Gene Editing
In a landmark scientific achievement, three dire wolf pups have been born using reconstructed DNA from fossils, marking the species’ return after being extinct for over 12,000 years. Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences led the project, using gene editing to implant dire wolf traits into grey wolf embryos, which were then carried by domestic dog sur...
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Dire Wolves Are Back. Now Elon Musk Wants This Extinct Animal As Pet
Elon Musk wants a woolly mammoth - miniature, of course - as a pet. The world's richest man remarked after a biotech company claimed it successfully brought back the extinct dire wolf in what it described as the "world's first de-extinction."
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No Longer Extinct: Dire Wolves Howl Again After 12,000 Years
Billionaire Elon Musk reacted to the news, posting his own Wishlist. "Please make a miniature pet wooly mammoth," Musk posted on X, while resharing his own post.
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444-Million-Year-Old Inside-Out Fossil Without Head And Legs Found In South Africa
Two fossils of an ancient arthropod named Keurbos susanae have been discovered in South Africa. The creature lived 444 million years ago during the Late Ordovician period. Its soft tissues, including muscles and guts, were found preserved but its shell, legs and head were missing. Researchers believe the species lived in low-oxygen conditions. The ...
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Fungi Vital To Life Face Growing Risk Of Extinction: Study
Nearly a third of species of fungi assessed by an international conservation group are at risk of extinction from threats like deforestation and agricultural expansion, the latest 'Red List' of threatened species showed on Thursday.
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Southwest Pacific Hit By Unprecedented Marine Heat Waves In 2024: United Nations
Unprecedented heat waves in the Southwest Pacific affected more than 10% of the global ocean surface in 2024, damaging coral reefs and putting the region's last remaining tropical glacier at risk of extinction, the UN's weather body said on Thursday.
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New Rare Wild Orchid Seen In UK For First Time In 100 Years
A new lady's-slipper orchid, once believed to be extinct in the UK, has been spotted in the wild for the first time in 100 years following a decades-long conservation drive, experts said Tuesday.
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Genetic Study Reveals Maya Civilization’s Collapse Was a Reorganization
A groundbreaking genetic study published in Current Biology reveals that the Maya civilization didn’t mysteriously vanish around 1,200 years ago, as once thought. By analyzing ancient genomes from Copán in western Honduras, researchers discovered strong genetic continuity from the Late Archaic era to modern Maya groups. This evidence challenges ...
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Bitcoin will Hold Strategic Importance to Strengthen US' Position Against China, Says JD Vance
On May 28, JD Vance took centre stage at the ongoing Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas. As part of his 45-minute-long address, the US Vice President stated that Bitcoin will be strategically integrated into the US financial system to strengthen its position against China as tensions between the two nations remain volatile and intense.
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Opinion | How IAF Taught Pakistan That The Mythical 'Godzilla' Isn't Extinct After All
For military planners, India's performance provides a case study in how middle powers can effectively employ air assets to achieve limited strategic objectives while managing escalation with nuclear-armed adversaries.
-
New Study Traces T-Rex’s Origins to Asia and Links Gigantic Size to Climate Shift
A new study led by UCL researchers reveals that Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the most iconic dinosaurs, evolved in North America but descended from ancestors that migrated from Asia over 70 million years ago. The study also connects T. rex's enormous size to global cooling after a major climatic peak 92 million years ago. As other predators died out, ...
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T-Rex Luxury Bags? Scientists Plan To Use Leather From Dinosaur DNA
Using T-Rex collagen as a blueprint, the researchers are hoping to develop the first example of leather, created from an extinct species.
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A Pyramid in the Amazon? The Mystery of Cerro El Cono in Peru's Sierra del Divisor
Hidden in Peru’s remote Sierra del Divisor, Cerro El Cono is a mysterious, pyramid-shaped peak that has baffled scientists and inspired local legend. Visible from 250 miles away, this jungle-covered mountain could be a volcano, a spiritual Apu, or the remnants of an ancient civilization. Despite its sacred significance and ecological value, the r...
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Fossil Teeth Reveal Secrets Of Extinct Giant Kangaroo's Lifestyle
Large kangaroos today roam long distances across the outback, often surviving droughts by moving in mobs to find new food when pickings are slim.
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Dinosaurs Weren’t Doomed Before the Asteroid Hit, New Research Suggests
A new study reveals dinosaurs were thriving before the asteroid impact, not declining as once believed.
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Scientists Revive Dire Wolves Using Ancient DNA and Modern Gene Editing
In a landmark scientific achievement, three dire wolf pups have been born using reconstructed DNA from fossils, marking the species’ return after being extinct for over 12,000 years. Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences led the project, using gene editing to implant dire wolf traits into grey wolf embryos, which were then carried by domestic dog sur...
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Dire Wolves Are Back. Now Elon Musk Wants This Extinct Animal As Pet
Elon Musk wants a woolly mammoth - miniature, of course - as a pet. The world's richest man remarked after a biotech company claimed it successfully brought back the extinct dire wolf in what it described as the "world's first de-extinction."
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No Longer Extinct: Dire Wolves Howl Again After 12,000 Years
Billionaire Elon Musk reacted to the news, posting his own Wishlist. "Please make a miniature pet wooly mammoth," Musk posted on X, while resharing his own post.
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444-Million-Year-Old Inside-Out Fossil Without Head And Legs Found In South Africa
Two fossils of an ancient arthropod named Keurbos susanae have been discovered in South Africa. The creature lived 444 million years ago during the Late Ordovician period. Its soft tissues, including muscles and guts, were found preserved but its shell, legs and head were missing. Researchers believe the species lived in low-oxygen conditions. The ...
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Fungi Vital To Life Face Growing Risk Of Extinction: Study
Nearly a third of species of fungi assessed by an international conservation group are at risk of extinction from threats like deforestation and agricultural expansion, the latest 'Red List' of threatened species showed on Thursday.
