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Fossil Discovery in Patagonia Reveals New Species of Horned Turtle

An artist’s impression of Patagoniaemys aeschyli. Image credit: Nawel Vazquez / Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales β€˜Bernardino Rivadavia’ / CONICET.

Paleontologists have identified a new species of meiolaniform turtle from northern Patagonia, Argentina, that lived during the Maastrichtian age, just before the asteroid-triggered mass extinction that wiped out all non-avian dinosaurs.

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The Iran War is Forcing Energy-Importing Countries to Turn Inward

The Iran war is pushing countries to prioritize domestic energy in order to protect themselves from volatile oil and natural gas markets.

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The president of Solaric, a rooftop-solar installer based near Manila, said people were now seeing the technology as β€œa way to survive this new age.”
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New Dinosaur Species from Argentina May Have Specialized in Catching Fish

Life reconstruction of Kank australis. Image credit: Gabriel DΓ­az YantΓ©n.

Paleontologists in Argentina have identified a previously unknown species of unenlagiid dinosaur that stalked freshwater wetlands during the Late Cretaceous epoch, adding to evidence that some dinosaurs specialized in catching fish.

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