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‘Godzilla wasp’ SWIMS underwater to catch its prey

[ad_1] ‘Godzilla wasp’ discovered in Japan can swim underwater and inserts its parasitic larvae into unsuspecting prey It is the first example of a species of wasp that deliberately dives under water The wasp does this to attack the caterpillars from below to catch them off guard Researchers found the …

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Astronomers claim to have found the Moon’s “ long lost twin ”

[ad_1] According to a new study, the Moon’s long-missing twin has been spotted behind Mars. The 3,280-foot-wide asteroid named (101429) 1998 VF31 was first identified 22 years ago and new analysis reveals it is “strikingly similar” to the moon. Scientists from the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (AOP) in Northern Ireland …

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Arctic methane is released into the atmosphere, scientists say

[ad_1] According to the researchers, ancient reserves of methane, a greenhouse gas trapped in ice for millions of years in the Arctic Ocean, are released into the atmosphere. Deposits of methane and other gases, called hydrates, were formerly dubbed the “sleeping giants of the carbon cycle”. An international research team …

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