Tag: discovery

Happy 6ft: ancient penguins were as tall as people. We’ve discovered the species that started the downsizing trend

 Good News Notes: “A new species of extinct penguin has been discovered. It’s helping us bridge the gap between modern penguins and their counterparts from the Paleocene epoch – the 10-million-year period following dinosaur extinction.” “The world’s oldest known penguins existed only a few million years after the mass-extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs –…

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New Species of Bobtail Squid Discovered in Okinawa

 Good News Notes: “Cephalopods were the first intelligent animals on the planet.” “This quote from Dr. Sydney Brenner, molecular geneticist and one of the founders of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), highlights the burgeoning scientific interest in cephalopods like cuttlefish, octopuses, and squid. These creatures are lauded for their complex…

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New dinosaur species discovered in Argentina

 Good News Notes: “Paleontologists have discovered the remains of two new species of herbivorous dinosaurs that roamed Argentina’s southern El Calafate area 70 million years ago.” “Dubbed the “Nullotitan Glaciaris,” the first dinosaur measured 82 feet in length, and had four legs and a long neck, according to reps for the natural sciences museum of…

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North Carolina father, son discover 100-year-old ship buried on land

 Good News Notes: “A North Carolina father and son have made a historic discovery uncovering a ship built more than 100 years ago buried on their land.” “Tim and Ross Fisher say the drought left the land so dry at the beginning of October pieces of wood and steel from the ship were exposed.” “The…

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Reactor turns greenhouse gas into fuel.

Good News Notes: Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is currently at it’s highest rate in 800,000 years. New reactor developed by researchers at Rice University will convert carbon dioxide into hydrogen cell fuel. Reactor will run on renewable energy such as wind or solar. So, no fossil fuels are used, fuel cells are created to…

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