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11 October 2026

China-Australia team identifies 360-million-year-old lungfish species, recalling the ‘Himalayan fossil hoax’

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China-Australia team identifies 360-million-year-old lungfish species, recalling the ‘Himalayan fossil hoax’

Reconstruction of Talentichthys kuragh and its fossil locality Photo: China News Service . Chinese and Australian researchers have identified a new genus and species of lungfish i ...

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11 October 2026

‘It was a terrible thing’: Panama declares state of emergency as quake aftershocks rattle communities

More than 100 aftershocks as high as magnitude-5. 8 recorded after two quakes toppled buildings and prompted evacuations Panama’s government has declared a state of emergency on Saturday as the aftershocks of two powerful earthquakes that roiled the country shook communities for hours. Officials did not attribute any deaths to Friday’s 7. 7- and 6. 6-magnitude earthquakes, but reported damages in all 10 of Panama’s provinces and two Indigenous territories.

Source: The Guardian WorldOriginal source