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U.K Researchers, In A World First, Proved That European Hedgehogs Can Detect High-Frequency Sounds Up To At Least 85 KHz. This Is Thanks To Their Stiffened Middle-Ear Bones, Similar To Echolocating Bats. This May Explain Why Hedgehogs Don’t Hear Some Car Noises, Which Leads To Road Deaths. Future Ultrasound Repellers Could Help Save Them.

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China’s Changan Nevo (Qiyuan) A06 Is The World’s First Mass-Produced Passenger E.V Powered By A Sodium-Ion Battery (SIB) From CATL. Its 45 kWh Naxtra SIB Pack Delivers ~248–250 Miles (≈400km) Of Range. Sodium Is Cheaper & More Abundant Than Scarce Lithium, Retaining ~90% Power At −40°F & Working To −58°F. The E.V Is Set For Showrooms In Mid-2026.

Paleontologists Identified The First New Spinosaurid In Over 100 Years, Spinosaurus Mirabilis, From Niger’s Sahara. The School-Bus-Sized (15m Long) Semi-Aquatic Fish-Eater Lived 95–100 Mya And Had A Unique, Likely Keratin-Covered, Scimitar-Shaped Head Crest Unlike Spinosaurus Aegyptiacus. The Find Offers Major Insights Into Spinosaur Evolution.

Tyrannoroter Heberti, A 307-Million-Year-Old Tetrapod, Is The Earliest And Most Complete Known Herbivorous 4-Legged Land Vertebrate. Found In Carboniferous Swamps Of Nova Scotia, CA (~307 Ma), This Football-Sized Creature Had Specialized Grinding Teeth, Including On Its Palate, For Tough, High-Fiber Plants, Though It Was Likely Omnivorous

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U.S Researchers Observed Kanzi (Age 43), A Smart Bonobo, Could Play Make-Believe. He Correctly Identified Which Empty Cups “Contained” Invisible Juice 68% Of The Time And Tracked Pretend Grapes In Bowls. This Is The First Clear Proof A Non-Human Animal Can Imagine, Suggesting Imagination Dates Back 6–9 Ma. Sadly, Kanzi Died In 2025 At 44.

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U.S Scientists Discovered D. Woaabi, A New Nematode/Roundworm Species In Utah’s Great Salt Lake’s Extreme Salinity, Often ~5x Higher Than The Ocean. D. Woaabi Is The 3rd Known Animal Group (Alongside Brine Shrimp & Brine Flies) Known To Survive Such Extremes. This Discovery Sheds Light On Extremophile Biology And The Lake‘s Unique History.

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China’s Start-Up DroidUp Just Debuted Moya, The “World’s First Fully Bio-Inspired” Embodied A.I Robot. At 1.65m Tall & 32kg Lightweight, It Uses The Marathon-Tested Walker 3 Platform For 92% Human-Like Walking. It Smiles, Winks, & Is Built For Service In Healthcare And Education Rather Than Factories, Making High-Tech Feel A Lot More Approachable.

Shakira’s “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour” (2025-26) Is The Highest-Grossing Tour By A Latin Artist Ever. Earning $421.6M Across 86 Shows (Mostly In U.S/Latin America Stadiums), It Sold 3.3M Tickets, Beating Luis Miguel’s Record ($409.5M/2.9M Tickets). Guinness World Record Confirmed The Feat For The Tour, Which Kicked Off In Feb 2025.

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India Is Building The World’s Largest Single-Site Renewable Project, Khavda Renewable Energy Park, In Gujarat’s Salt Flats. Covering 726 Km² (7× Paris Size), It Targets ~30GW From Solar & Wind. ~7.7GW Is Now Operational Since Adani Green Began Construction In 2023, With India’s Largest Battery Storage (1.1GW/3.5GWh) Planned By March 2026.

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Sinners Made History For The 2026 Oscars, Shattering The 14-Nomination (Nod) Record Held By “All About Eve,” “Titanic,” & “La La Land” With 16 Nods. This Vampire Thriller/Horror Allegory For Black Culture Leads Best Picture Contenders & Scores Best Actor Nod For Michael B. Jordan For His Dual Role As Twins . It Is Now The Most-Nominated Film Ever.