Bamboo sharks walk. Ninja lantern sharks glow in the dark. Whale sharks can carry up to 300 babies at a time, at different fetal stages and from different parents. Zebra sharks experience “virgin birth”. These are but a mere sampling of the most fascinating shark discoveries of the decade. Some …
Read More »Woolly mammoth skeleton found in a lake in the Russian Arctic
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian scientists are studying the incredibly well-preserved bones of an adult woolly mammoth that roamed the land at least 10,000 years ago, after local inhabitants discovered its remains in the shallow waters of a northern lake in Siberia. Part of its skull, several ribs and bones of …
Read More »BMW to offer all-electric 5 series in emissions boost
FILE PHOTO: BMW i8 is shown at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, USA, November 20, 2019. REUTERS / Lucy Nicholson FRANKFURT (Reuters) – BMW (BMWG.DE) will offer an all-electric 5-series as part of the product’s overhaul that was unveiled on Monday when the German automaker seeks …
Read More »Huge amount of plastic will fill oceans and land by 2040: report
A volunteer cleans up the riverbank surrounding the canal in Dhaka, Bangladesh; Before it was a canal, but the continuous deposit of urban waste has completely obstructed it. Zabed Hasnain Chowdhury | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images More than 1.3 billion tons of plastic waste will flow into …
Read More »Student files first climate change lawsuit against Australian government
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A 23-year-old student filed a lawsuit against the Australian government, alleging that he had not disclosed the risks related to climate change to investors in the country’s sovereign bonds, in the first such action. FILE PHOTO: A lone tree stands near a water channel in a drought-stricken …
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