The dried lakebed is generating polluted dust from agricultural runoff, impacting nearby communities. A newly published study reveals that the Salton Sea, California’s largest lake by surface area, is experiencing an accelerated shoreline…
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California’s Largest Lake Is Drying Up – And the Consequences Are Startling
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First report of a nearly complete comatulid crinoid (Comatulida, Echinodermata) from the Cretaceous of Australia
Hess, H. & Messing, C. G. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, part T, Echinodermata 2, Crinoidea Vol. 3 1–261 (The University of Kansas, 2011).
Meyer, D. L. & Macurda, D. B. Adaptive radiation of comatulid crinoids. Paleobiology 3, 74–82…
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palaeontologist who solved a problem that vexed Darwin
Credit: Yale Univ.
Elisabeth Vrba’s meticulous studies of fossil and living mammals challenged the conventional view of evolution. Instead of a process of slow, continuous adaptive changes driven by natural selection, she linked episodes of…
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Ancient DNA shows Stone Age Europeans voyaged by sea to Africa
Ancient DNA shows Stone Age Europeans voyaged by sea to Africa
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Sovereign bond yield and cryptocurrency returns within the frontier West African monetary zone: a dynamic contagion analysis
A surge in empirical research on financial markets ensued in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. This global crisis has unleashed a systemic upheaval, marked by escalated global risk aversion, resulting in a financial imbalance across the global…
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Astronomers Find Evidence for Four Sub-Earth Exoplanets around Barnard’s Star
For a century, astronomers have been studying Barnard’s star in the hope of finding planets around it. First discovered by E.E. Barnard at Yerkes Observatory in 1916, it is the nearest single star system to Earth. Now, astronomers using the
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LiDAR study reveals 5,000-year-old fortified settlements
Archaeologists using LiDAR have discovered 5,000-year-old fortified settlements in Romania’s Neamț County.
Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), is a method of remote sensing using light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure ranges (variable…
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Telehealth: Who Does It Serve?
Telehealth has rapidly emerged as a transformative tool in healthcare, offering the promise of expanding access to services for patients in underserved areas. The convenience and flexibility it…
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Shipwreck reveals ancient trade routes with Palestine
Recent underwater excavations off the coast of Türkiye have revealed a shipwreck which set sail from Palestine 1,100-years-ago.
The excavations are part of the Heritage to the Future Project, an initiative by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism…
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Mixodectes pungens: Enigmatic Mammal from Early Paleocene was Claw-Climbing Arborealist
A small mixodectid mammal called Mixodectes pungens had skeletal features adapted to living in trees, largely dined on leaves, and weighed about 1.3 kg, according to an analysis a remarkably complete skeleton discovered in New Mexico.
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