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2024-01-30 @ 14.28.19 ∈ In English

First-ever sighting of a live newborn great white may help solve longstanding mystery in shark science
"Where white sharks give birth is one of the holy grails of shark science. No one has ever been able to pinpoint where they are born, nor has anyone seen a newborn baby shark alive," Gauna said. "There have been dead white sharks found inside deceased pregnant mothers. But nothing like this."
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2024-01-29 @ 16.26.36 ∈ In English

Fugitive bomber revealed his true identity to hospital staff | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Hospital staff were stunned when an elderly patient suddenly said, “I am Satoshi Kirishima.” […] Kirishima has been on the police most wanted list for a series of bombings in the 1970s that included one in which eight people were killed and 380 injured.
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2024-01-27 @ 12.31.38 ∈ In English

‘We need jungle, I’m afraid’: how University Challenge went viral on the rave scene
A quote from Amol Rajan, host of the highbrow British quiz has inspired a stream of samples in tracks – and invitations for him to perform live
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2024-01-27 @ 11.31.21 ∈ In English

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Blacklight – The Markup
Enter the address of any website, and Blacklight will scan it and reveal the specific user-tracking technologies on the site—and who’s getting your data.
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2024-01-26 @ 18.47.21 ∈ In English

Four cold-causing coronaviruses may provide clues to COVID’s future
Four largely ignored coronaviruses circulate in humans without causing great harm and may portend the future for SARS-CoV-2
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2024-01-23 @ 15.58.33 ∈ In English

Blue tit population booms with moths on the menu: Study
The importance of moth caterpillars for common garden birds has been revealed in a new study. Researchers have found that years when moth numbers were up resulted in increased population growth for the blue tit.
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2024-01-19 @ 16.49.20 ∈ In English

Brambling 'mega flock' wows crowds in Switzerland
The incredible congregation, which is estimated to contain between one and four million individuals, gathers in the evening ahead of roost near Langenthal, in the canton of Bern in the north of the country.
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2024-01-18 @ 11.56.28 ∈ In English

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Butterflies could lose spots as climate warms
[New] study shows the eyespot variation is caused by thermal plasticity (the ability to react to changing temperatures) [instead of genetic polymorphism (the co-existence of multiple genetic forms in a single population)."
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2024-01-16 @ 16.59.33 ∈ In English

Using iNaturalist to learn names in other languages · iNaturalist
Now, you can see common names in multiple languages! iNaturalist has been translated into 57 languages, but many people want to use the platform in one language while learning common names in another. We’ve recently added functionality to address this, allowing you to experience iNaturalist with multilingual common names.