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The Future Supercontinent Will Be Way Too Hot for Mammals to Survive, Study Says
Mammals are halfway through their era on this planet. We’ve existed about 250 million years since mammals evolved on earth and we only have another 250 million left before most of the world is no longer habitable. A study recently published in Nature Geoscience explained that the world is only a couple hundred million years…
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Paleontologists Find Trilobite’s Last Meal in 465-Million-Year-Old Fossilised Stomach
Here’s something to chew on: a fossilized trilobite from the Ordovician Period, which is so well preserved that a team of paleontologists was able to identify its last meal, now mineralized in the creature’s fossil stomach. The discovery is the first direct evidence of the trilobite diet, taken straight from the animal’s belly. Using synchrotron…
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It’s Not Just You and Your Friends: Some Elephants Are Better at Puzzle Solving Than Others
Just like people, some elephants might have more of a knack for puzzles than others, new research this week suggests. The study of wild Asian elephants at an animal sanctuary found that only some were willing and able to solve a puzzle box that offered food as a reward, and even fewer cracked all three…
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This Aussie Startup Wants to Offer Roadside Assistance in Space
This Aussie startup offers a fascinating pitch: what if Earth’s satellites could be repaired with a roadside assistance-like approach.