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  Mummified remains of 30,000 year old woolly mammoth found in Canada

  The Independent - Oliver Browning

  The near-complete, mummified remains of a baby woolly mammoth that lived more than 30,000 years ago have been found by a miner working in Canada’s Klondike gold fields. Analysis suggests the calf is a female, roughly the same size as the 42,000-year-old mummified infant woolly mammoth discovered in Siberia in 2007. Indigenous people living in the region have named the mammoth calf Nun cho ga, meaning “big baby animal” in the Han language. Geologists believe the mammoth likely died and was frozen during the Ice Age. Click here to sign up for our newsletters. Read More Air Canada throws off more than 20 passengers from flight without explanation San Antonio police take three into custody after 46 bodies found in lorry trailer At least 46 bodies found in abandoned truck in San Antonio, officials say

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  3 days ago

  Frozen baby mammoth discovered in Yukon excites Canada

  bbc.co.uk - BBC News

  A whole baby woolly mammoth has been found frozen in the permafrost of north-western Canada - the first such discovery in North America. The mummified ice age mammoth is thought to be more than 30,000 years old. It was found by gold miners in Yukon's Klondike region on Tuesday. The area of the find …

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  2 days ago

  In Jacobabad, the hottest city on earth, women bear the brunt of climate change

  independent.co.uk - Charlotte Greenfield, Gloria Dickie

  Heavily pregnant Sonari toils under the burning sun in fields dotted with bright yellow melons in Jacobabad, which last month became the hottest city …

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  4 days ago

  Man cuts his energy bill to almost £0 thanks to his car - as price cap set to hit £3,000

  mirror.co.uk - Sam Barker

  A savvy electric car owner has cut his energy bills to almost zero - by selling power back to the National Grid. With energy bills rising, and due to …

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  4 days ago

  Five planets line up in rare planetary conjunction

  bbc.co.uk - By Georgina Rannard

  Five major planets in our solar system are lined up in a row for a rare planetary conjunction visible with the naked eye. In a clear sky, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn can be seen shining before dawn. It's a special opportunity to see Mercury, which is usually obscured from view by the …

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  US accuses UK of exploiting Russia tensions to fish highly prized species

  The Guardian - Karen McVeigh and agencies

  A diplomatic row has broken out between the UK and the US over efforts to conserve a deepwater species of fish near Antarctica, as Russia obstructs attempts to set catch limits. Last year, amid tensions with the west over Ukraine, Russia rejected catch limits for Patagonia toothfish – also known as …