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  • Giant greyhound-like crocodilian ruled Caribbean after dinosaurs

    Giant greyhound-like crocodilian ruled Caribbean after dinosaurs

    Researchers found a sebecid, a greyhound-looking crocodile in the Caribbean, and it’s changing the narrative that large, terrestrial predators were absent from the islands.

    Three decades ago, researchers discovered two 18-million-year-old…

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  • Study shows bats use frog mating calls to avoid poisonous prey

    Study shows bats use frog mating calls to avoid poisonous prey

    Fringe-lipped bats, famous for ‘overhearing’ frogs and toads attempting to attract mates, evaluate which type of frog or toad makes an excellent meal and which needs to be handled with care only through experience, new research from the…

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  • Alzheimer’s enzyme reveals how inflammation contributes to cognitive decline

    Alzheimer’s enzyme reveals how inflammation contributes to cognitive decline

    In a major breakthrough, scientists have identified a little-known enzyme as a key trigger in the chain reaction behind cognitive decline.

    Researchers at South Korea’s Institute for Basic Science (IBS) discovered that SIRT2, previously…

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  • Firefly rocket glitch derails Lockheed Martin’s LM 400 satellite orbit test

    Firefly rocket glitch derails Lockheed Martin’s LM 400 satellite orbit test

    A Firefly Alpha rocket experienced a launch anomaly that left a Lockheed Martin satellite in a significantly “lower than planned orbit”, the aerospace company said on Tuesday.

     The mission, designated FLTA0006, lifted off from Vandenberg…

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  • Hybrid ferry Aurora Botnia to get 10.4 MWh battery boost in green push

    Hybrid ferry Aurora Botnia to get 10.4 MWh battery boost in green push

    Ferry operator Wasaline has announced a major upgrade to its flagship vessel, the Aurora Botnia, by expanding its battery capacity with an additional 10.4 MWh of energy storage, in a bid to significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions and move…

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