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Whale sharks can live for at least 50 years – and probably longer

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The age of a whale shark can be determined by dating the rings of growth in their cartilage, a method that has confirmed that these animals can live for at least 50 years Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/2239595-whale-sharks-can-live-for-at-least-50-years-and-probably-longer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0

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Soya protein can help make lab-grown beef with the texture of meat

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Lab-grown ‘meat’ often uses gelatin produced in slaughterhouses to give artificial beef a meat-like texture – but substituting soya protein can achieve that without killing animals Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/2238805-soya-protein-can-help-make-lab-grown-beef-with-the-texture-of-meat/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0

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The evolutionary mystery of flying may finally be cracked by genetics

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Finding out how flight evolved or animals moved onto land is all about a collision of palaeontology and genetics, argue two new books Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532750-300-the-evolutionary-mystery-of-flying-may-finally-be-cracked-by-genetics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0

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Why people become strangely attached to their robot vacuum cleaners

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Kate Darling researches human-robot interaction. She explains why we are prone to forming emotional connections with robots and what we can learn from our relationships with pets and other animals Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532741-700-why-people-become-strangely-attached-to-their-robot-vacuum-cleaners/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0

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Dracunculiasis eradication: intensifying surveillance amid continued zero human cases in Ethiopia and Mali

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A total of 54 human cases of dracunculiasis (guinea-worm disease) were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2019, with Chad reporting 48 out of the 54 cases. In Chad, Ethiopia, Mali and South Sudan, trained volunteers are supporting surveillance and detection of infections in domestic dogs and cats. Surveillance has been heightened, as

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Do other species experience a period of adolescence like us?

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Book Wildhood explores the idea that penguins, hyenas, whales and wolves all experience a similar period of adolescence and what this could mean for all animals Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/2237581-do-other-species-experience-a-period-of-adolescence-like-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0

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A simulation framework for recreating bat behavior in quad-rotor UAVs

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In recent years, researchers worldwide have been trying to develop computational techniques that reproduce behaviors of humans or animals in robots and machines. This includes, for instance, the structure and functioning of the human brain, the swarm communication ability of bees, the locomotion styles of specific species of fishes or amphibians, and much more. Read

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