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Meet the Spectre Bat: The World's Largest Carnivorous Bat, Feared for Decades Until Cameras Revealed the Truth - Indian Defence Review
science 2026/02/16 12:00:00

Meet the Spectre Bat: The World's Largest Carnivorous Bat, Feared for Decades Until Cameras Revealed the Truth - Indian Defence Review

Infrared footage from Costa Rica reveals the secret social life of the world’s largest carnivorous bat, and it’s nothing like its fearsome reputation.

Indiandefencereview.com
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A 300,000-Year-Old Ancient Greek Skull Was neither Human nor Neanderthal. It Belonged to Someone Unexpected - The Daily Galaxy
science 2026/02/16 11:45:00

A 300,000-Year-Old Ancient Greek Skull Was neither Human nor Neanderthal. It Belonged to Someone Unexpected - The Daily Galaxy

For 60 years, a skull fused to a Greek cave wall defied science, too human, yet not human enough.

The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
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A 307-Million-Year-Old Creature Found in a Fossilized Tree Is Turning Early Animal History on Its Head - Indian Defence Review
science 2026/02/16 11:30:00

A 307-Million-Year-Old Creature Found in a Fossilized Tree Is Turning Early Animal History on Its Head - Indian Defence Review

A 307-million-year-old skull from Nova Scotia is overturning a core assumption about when animals first began eating plants.

Indiandefencereview.com
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How the harsh, icy world of Snowball Earth shaped life today - Aeon
science 2026/02/16 11:04:47

How the harsh, icy world of Snowball Earth shaped life today - Aeon

Our planet was once a harsh, alien, icy world. Yet this deep freeze may have shaped you, me and all life on Earth

Aeon.co
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The myth that women are more naturally empathetic than men - BBC
science 2026/02/16 10:00:00

The myth that women are more naturally empathetic than men - BBC

Scientific research is up-ending age-old gender stereotypes about empathy – and revealing new ways of thinking about masculinity.

BBC News
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Universe may end in a “big crunch,” new dark energy data suggests - ScienceDaily
science 2026/02/16 08:28:55

Universe may end in a “big crunch,” new dark energy data suggests - ScienceDaily

New data from major dark-energy observatories suggest the universe may not expand forever after all. A Cornell physicist calculates that the cosmos is heading toward a dramatic reversal: after reaching its maximum size in about 11 billion years, it could begi…

Science Daily
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