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Want to Get Rich? Join an Environmental Protection Charity

With CEO pay frequently approaching a million dollars, environmental protection charities are clearly the place to make your fortune, says David Craig. But should the boss of Ducks Unlimited really get $500k?

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Virtual Taekwondo Takes the Contact Out of a Combat Sport

The contactless version of the Korean martial art is making its debut at this year’s Asian Games. Critics say it’s a glorified video game.
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Ancient DNA Rewrites Story of Enigmatic β€˜American Cheetah’

Miracinonyx trumani and the ecosystem this species lived in. Image credit: Julius Csotonyi.

For several decades, paleontologists have described Miracinonyx trumani -- an extinct species of cheetah-like felid that roamed the North American prairies and steppe terrains more than 13,000 years ago -- as North America’s answer to the African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus).

The post Ancient DNA Rewrites Story of Enigmatic β€˜American Cheetah’ appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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Trump Says U.S. Struck Deal for Control of More Than 65 Billion Barrels of Venezuela’s Oil

The president said an agreement between the countries covered more than 65 billion barrels of reserves. A U.S. official said it would involve a partnership with a private company.

Β© Adriana Loureiro Fernandez for The New York Times

An oil refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in 2021. Venezuela’s president, Delcy RodrΓ­guez, said a U.S. oil deal would have a β€œsignificant impact on our nation’s revival.”
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In Minnesota, Words Matter More Than Rape

Shiloh Hendrix got a $1,000 fine and 200 hours of community service for using a racial slur. The Somali man who filmed her had rape charges dropped "in the interest of justice". Only in Minnesota, says Steven Tucker.

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3 Ex-Georgia Deputies Used Flock Cameras to Stalk People, Sheriff Says

The former Bibb County deputies were arrested this week amid a growing national debate over Flock cameras, which can be found on roads in every state but Alaska.
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China’s Unitree Prices IPO in Bet Investors Are Ready for Humanoid Robots

Unitree Robotics wants to raise about $900 million in an I.P.O. that tests market interest in humanoid robots, a technology that wows but has yet to prove its viability.
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La Brea Tar Pits Yield New Species of Ice Age Toad

Reconstruction of Spea labreae (center and right) in La Brea Tar Pits compared with Spea hammondii (left), the species currently present in the area, and the presence of the Mexican burrowing toad (bottom). Image credit: Arturo DΓ‘valos.

Paleontologists studying the La Brea Tar Pits, one of the world’s richest Ice Age fossil sites, have identified a previously unknown species of spadefoot toad that lived in what is now California during the latest Ice Age.

The post La Brea Tar Pits Yield New Species of Ice Age Toad appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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Tiny New Primate Species Emerges from 50-Million-Year-Old Wyoming Sandstone

Tetonius homunculus (colorized) by R. Bruce Horsfall from W.B. Scott’s History of Land Mammals in the Western Hemisphere.

Paleontologists working in southern Wyoming have identified a previously unknown species of omomyid primate, adding a new chapter to the story of one of the best-studied fossil lineages in North America.

The post Tiny New Primate Species Emerges from 50-Million-Year-Old Wyoming Sandstone appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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What You Need to Know About Installing Plug-In Solar Panels

You can now buy panels that plug into electrical outlets, but there are some important safety issues to consider when picking and installing a system.

Β© Patrick Junker for The New York Times

Plug-in solar panels are as large as windows, and in Germany they are often installed on balconies.
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