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443-million-year-old eel-like animal discovered near Glasgow stuns scientists - BBC Wildlife Magazine
A team of scientists from the University of Manchester have uncovered some of the earliest evidence of advanced, camera-like eyes in two jawless fish found just south of the Scottish city…
Great white sharks grow a whole new kind of tooth for slicing bone as they age - The Conversation
The teeth of white sharks are not static weapons but living records of a shark’s changing lifestyle.
New fear unlocked: runaway black holes - The Conversation
Astronomers have spotted runaway black holes screaming through space, leaving trails of stars in in their wake.
Astronomers discover the 'growing pains' of teenage exoplanets - Space
“We’ve often seen the ‘baby pictures’ of planets forming, but until now, the ‘teenage years’ have been a missing link.”
Higher water levels could turn cultivated peatland in the North into a CO₂ sink - Phys.org
In its natural state, peatland is one of the largest carbon stores in nature. This is because the soil is so waterlogged and low in oxygen that dead plant material breaks down very slowly. The plants do not fully decompose but instead accumulate over thousand…
Can Bacteria from the Toilet Really Travel to Our Toothbrushes? - ZME Science
The conclucions are a bit unsettling.