Tue 02 March 2021: A colossal dinosaur dug up in Argentina could be the oldest titanosaur ever found, having roamed what is now Patagonia some 140 million years ago at the beginning of the Cretaceous period, scientists said Sunday. Researchers said the fossils represent a dinosaur species named Ninjatitan zapatai that lived 140 million years […]
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Sun 29 February 2021: Archaeologists on Saturday unearthed more than they bargained for in the Italian city of Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD. Officials at the ancient site uncovered a perfectly intact ceremonial chariot — complete with bronze decorations of “erotic images” of men and women. The almost perfectly preserved four-wheeled carriage […]
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Fri 26 February 2021: A wild sheep found wandering the wilderness of the Australian bush has been sheared of a huge 35-kilogram (77-pound) coat after an estimated five years of unchecked growth. Struggling under a filthy fleece caked with years of mud and tangled debris, Baarack was spotted in a Victorian state forest and taken […]
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Wed 24 February 2021: COVID-19 lockdowns forced us all to stay in our homes without much entertainment. People are working where they live, social contacts are limited and the outcome of all of this is less than clear. How did people react to this – did they start drinking more? Scientists at the University of […]
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Mon 22 February 2021: Rescuers were racing on Monday to save dozens of pilot whales that beached on a stretch of New Zealand coast notorious for mass strandings, wildlife officials said. Volunteers successfully refloated 40 stranded whales on Monday evening but remained concerned they might beach themselves again overnight. The Department of Conservation (DOC) said […]
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Mon 22 February 2021: Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have made a final split with the British royal family, telling Queen Elizabeth that they will not be returning as working members of monarchy, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s joint statement that “we can all live a life of service” […]
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Sun 21 February 2021: We are all angry. Things from ‘why didn’t I say this clever thing during that fight that day’ to ‘why am I not getting to go on that vacation’ make us crazy mad. Soon, one thing leads to another (the bad sort!) and all that anger and frustration spills into other […]
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Fri 19 February 2021: Tattoos could soon be synonymous with having a toxic cocktail of molecules inked onto the body, according to a new report released by French consumers’ group UFC-Que Choisir on Thursday. The group warned of the “the presence of carcinogenic, neurotoxic or highly allergenic products” in three-quarters of inks most used by […]
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Wed 17 February 2021: Scientists have recovered the oldest DNA on record, extracting it from the molars of mammoths that roamed northeastern Siberia up to 1.2 million years ago in research that broadens the horizons for understanding extinct species. The researchers said Wednesday they had recovered and sequenced DNA from the remains of three individual […]
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Wed 17 February 2021: German sportswear group Adidas said Tuesday it will sell off its U.S. subsidiary Reebok after struggling for years to lift the brand’s fortunes. The German sportswear company said in a statement on Tuesday that it has decided to begin a formal process “aimed at divesting Reebok” following a review of the business that […]
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