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Sameen David

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Indigenous & community leaders say, ‘secure forest financing with us, not for us’ (commentary)

Indigenous Leaders Call for Partnership in Surging Forest Carbon Markets

The global market for forest-based carbon credits gathered pace in recent years as companies and governments sought verifiable climate solutions. Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and traditional forest communities, who steward vast territories, issued a strong commentary urging deeper involvement in these financing mechanisms. Leaders emphasized that true success requires building climate policies with communities rather than imposing ...

Sameen David

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Microplastics found in fish in Tuvalu, a remote South Pacific nation

Microplastics Breach Tuvalu’s Isolated Waters, Contaminating Local Fish

Tuvalu – This remote Polynesian nation consists of three reef islands and six atolls, sustaining fewer than 11,000 residents more than 1,100 kilometers from Fiji. Researchers recently examined ocean ecosystems surrounding the islands and discovered widespread microplastic pollution despite the area’s seclusion. The findings marked the first detailed assessment of such contamination in the country’s ...

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Researchers make grisly discovery in ancient tyrannosaur poop

3D Scans Unveil Tyrannosaurs as Opportunistic Scavengers of the Late Cretaceous

Montana’s Judith River Formation – Researchers have uncovered compelling evidence that smaller tyrannosaurs fed on the carcasses of their larger relatives in the bustling ecosystems of the Late Cretaceous. A detailed 3D analysis of bite marks on a fossilized foot bone reveals a pattern of late-stage scavenging, where little meat remained. This finding, from a ...

Sameen David

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Scientists Built a Heated Robot Dinosaur to Solve a 70-Million-Year Old Mystery About How Oviraptors Hatched Their Eggs

Life-Sized Robot Oviraptor Unravels 70-Million-Year Egg-Hatching Enigma

Paleontologists have puzzled over how oviraptor dinosaurs incubated their distinctive ring-shaped nests for decades. These Late Cretaceous creatures, relatives of modern birds, positioned eggs in open-air clutches unlike the covered nests of most birds today. A recent experiment by Taiwanese researchers recreated a full-scale oviraptor nest with a heated model dinosaur, demonstrating that parental body ...