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Salmon make strange clicking noises when they're stressed out
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (454+ words) Scientists do not yet know how exactly fish make these clicks. Among the versions are the movement of the jaw, the release of air or processes related to the intestines. Atlantic salmon is not generally considered a "talkative" fish. Unlike…...
Bones from Kenya reveal how ancient people obtained meat
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (217+ words) Traces on bones 1. 6 million years old have shown: early humans didn't just finish off predators, they knew how to cut and carry meat....
Signs of a new tectonic fault found in Zambia
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (588+ words) In the future, such a fault could theoretically become a new boundary of tectonic plates. But we are not talking about a quick catastrophe: such processes are very slow - on the scale of millions of years. The researchers studied hot…...
Scientists find out where Angola's mysterious 'ghost elephants' may have come from
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (502+ words) "Ghost" these elephants are called because of their secretive lifestyle. They live in the inaccessible high-mountain swampy area in eastern Angola, come out mainly at night and for a long time remained almost a legend for researchers. The first images…...
In the frontline Novodonetsk, the ambulance substation is being reduced: the community may be left without emergency assistance
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (781+ words) In the frontline town of Novodonetske, where families with children, the elderly, and low-mobility residents still live, more than 40 medics from the ambulance substation are being dismissed. The doctors insist that such a decision is unfair and emphasise that they…...
Ukrainian teenagers are forced to take on more responsibilities for caring for their relatives due to the war
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (34+ words) Due to mass migration, the dissolution of kinship ties and the shrinking infrastructure network caused by the Russian invasion, young people and adolescents in Ukraine are more likely to take responsibility for the family....
Compensation for shelling: what has changed in the law regarding critical infrastructure workers
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (40+ words) The Verkhovna Rada has passed a law that may solve the problem with compensation for workers of critical infrastructure affected by shelling. This was reported in a comment to Sotsportal by Vitaly Dudin, a lawyer for the NGO "Social Movement…...
Frontline bonuses for Ukrainian medical staff: Why payments aren't reaching doctors and nurses
2+ week, 3+ day ago (625+ words) Ukrainian medics working in the territories of possible or active hostilities are entitled to increased labour remuneration. However, the figures voiced in the government decree remain on paper unless there is goodwill on the part of the administration of medical…...
Austrian capital approves rally involving Russian supporters and sanctioned bikers
1+ week, 1+ day ago (134+ words) On May 9, the Austrian capital Vienna allowed a Russian propaganda march, which drew about 200 participants, reports Socportal. They held Russian, St. George, and Soviet flags and marched in a column through the city center, singing songs that glorified Stalin. Later,…...
How fire helped ancient people make stone tools sharper
1+ week, 2+ day ago (630+ words) Important: we are not talking about "hardening" in the sense of metal working. Ancient people did not melt the stone, but gently heated it to change its internal properties and make it easier to split. The study concerns the Nauwalabila…...