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Scientists discover heat-tolerant corals hidden in plain sight

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In new research, scientists discovered surprising new evidence of variable heat tolerance in corals. As the world’s oceans warm, these differences are important.

A Bryde’s whale photographed in the Mariana Archipelago. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Adam Ü (NOAA Fisheries MMPA-ESA Permit #14097)

AI helps identify a mysterious deep ocean sound

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NOAA Fisheries identified that Bryde’s whales are the source of a new whale call in the western North Pacific. Working with Google AI, they used machine learning to sort through thousands of hours of ...

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Life began on Earth 4.2 billion years ago says new study

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Life began on Earth 4.2 billion years ago says new study. LUCA, Last Universal Common Ancestor, existed just 400 million years after the formation of Earth.

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Primates did not evolve big brains to search for food

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Primates did not evolve big brains to search for food according to a new study, which looked at primate food hunting strategies when food was less.

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Podcast Episode 90 l Our two cousins: A neanderthal and an orangutan

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We are discussing two different amazing news items in today's podcast. We have the reconstruction of the face of a 75,000-year-old female Neanderthal and then we learn about an orangutan who healed it...

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Evolution may not be as random as we thought

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Evolution may not be as random as we thought according to a new study that analysed the pangenome of a single bacterium.

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Fifteen Emerging Issues will impact UK Forests in next 50 years

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Experts have identified Fifteen Emerging Issues that will impact UK Forests. They include threats as well as opportunities.

Pacific Lampray showing the part of its body that sucks blood from marine mammals

Pacific Lamprey: The Ancient Bloodsucker

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Pacific Lamprey is a bloodsucking creature that has been around since before the dinosaurs. It is an eel-like marine creature that feeds by sucking blood.

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Human beings are now the biggest predator in the African Savannah

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Human beings are now the biggest predator in the African Savannah according to a new study. Animals are more afraid of humans than they are of lions.

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