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Serotine bats use penises in bizarre way during sex, scientists say | Science & Tech News
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Researchers have found that a species of bat uses its penis in a unique way during reproduction, avoiding penetration completely. Researchers from the University of Lausanne in Switzerland studied the serotine bat, which has a penis about seven times longer than its partner’s vagina. The animal also has a heart-shaped head that is seven times…
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It was thought humans were the only species capable of forming strategic alliances. Scientists say that’s wrong | Science & Tech News
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New research could shed light on how complex behaviours like cooperation and conflict evolved in humans. It had been thought only humans were capable of forming strategic alliances with those outside their social groups – but scientists have discovered similar behaviour in bonobos. The endangered ape species has “remarkable levels of tolerance between members of…
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Bizarre mammal believed to be extinct is rediscovered by ‘euphoric’ scientists | World News
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A long-beaked echidna, named after David Attenborough and thought to be extinct, has been rediscovered in the mountains of Indonesia. The long-lost species of mammal is described as having the spines of a hedgehog, the snout of an anteater and the feet of a mole. It was caught on camera in Indonesia’s Cyclops Mountains more…
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Scientists discover oldest ever black hole and say it could explain universe’s mysteries | Science & Tech News
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Astronomers say they have discovered the oldest black hole yet. It was formed 470 million years after the Big Bang and was detected in X-rays, using NASA telescopes. There is “strong evidence” it was born “massive” – and is believed to weigh between 10% and 100% the mass of all the stars in its galaxy.…
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Mystery sudden deaths of endangered African elephants now solved, scientists say | Science & Tech News
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A team of scientists say they have discovered what caused the sudden deaths of hundreds of elephants in Africa in 2020. More than 300 elephants died in Botswana’s Okavango delta in the May and June of 2020, with another 35 dying in Zimbabwe two months later. The deaths triggered an international mystery, with only poaching…
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Climate crisis will change taste of beer and make it more expensive, say scientists | Climate News
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Beer quality is on a steady decline and is likely to cost more at the bar because of climate change, a new study has found. Experts said with falling hop yields, British and European drinkers should expect to see the cost of beer increase in the coming years. Researchers highlighted how the increase in agricultural…
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Scientists use gene editing to create chickens resistant to bird flu | Science & Tech News
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Scientists have used genetic “scissors” to create chickens able to resist being infected with bird flu. The breakthrough suggests flocks could be protected from the strain of the disease that has spread rapidly around the world in wild birds. More than eight million poultry have died or been culled as a result of outbreaks in…
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‘Baby brain’ in mothers caused by hormonal changes before birth, rather than after, scientists say | Science & Tech News
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The condition known as “baby brain” may be caused by hormonal changes before birth, rather than, as commonly thought, as a result of the impact of bearing a child, scientists have said. A study of mice by a team from the Francis Crick Institute, found their brains began preparing for “the big life change” of…
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Cheap malaria vaccine developed with help of Oxford scientists approved for global rollout | World News
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved a low-cost, readily available vaccine for malaria that promises to help ease one of the greatest disease burdens on the developing world. The R21 vaccine, developed by the University of Oxford, the Serum Institute of India and drug maker Novavax, could help reduce the 500,000 malaria-associated deaths that…
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COVID vaccine scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine | Science & Tech News
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The Nobel Prize in medicine has been awarded to two scientists for their research which led to the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. The accolade, among the most prestigious in the scientific world, went to Katalin Kariko, from Hungary, and Drew Weissman, from the United States. “Through their groundbreaking findings, which have fundamentally…