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Deep-sea anglerfish: Unusual species glows with bioluminescent and fluorescent light

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We already knew that anglerfish have light-generating bacteria in their tissues – now it turns out that one species, the Pacific football fish, can also glow by fluorescing green Life 12 January 2022 By Jake Buehler The Pacific footballfish (Himantolophus sagamius) William Ludt/Journal of Fish Biology Deep-sea anglerfish illuminate their pitch-black home using a lure … Read more

Comet Leonard discoverer explains how the unusual object was found

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Discovered nearly a year ago, Comet Leonard is on its final tour of Earth’s neighborhood, lighting up the night sky for viewers this holiday season.  Comet Leonard — the brightest and most anticipated comet of the year — was discovered by Gregory Leonard, a senior research specialist at the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary … Read more

Early humans: Mystery hominin in East Africa had an unusual walking style

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A set of 3.7-million-year-old footprints were initially thought to have been left by a bear walking upright, but have now been reinterpreted as the prints of an unidentified hominin that walked a little bit like a modern catwalk fashion model Humans 1 December 2021 By Michael Marshall One of the hominin footprints preserved at Laetoli … Read more