Fossils: ‘Talkative’ dinosaur emitted ‘strong sounds’ to scare away predators and attract mates

Palaeontologists have unearthed a species of ‘talkative’ dinosaur from 73 million years ago that emitted ‘strong sounds’ to scare off predators and attract mates. The crested creature — Tlatolophus galorum — was found near General Cepeda in north-east Mexico by experts with the National Institute of Anthropology and History. The articulated tail of the newly-identified hadrosaur … Read more

Greenhouse gases: China emitted more in 2019 than all of the world’s developed nations put together

China released a greater volume of greenhouse gases into Earth’s atmosphere in 2019 than all of the world’s developed nations put together, a study has found. The eastern superpower has tripled its emission levels since the 1990s, crossing the 14 gigatons threshold for the first time ever in 2019. Emission estimates for 190 nations across … Read more

Physics: ‘Ghost particles’ emitted by the SUN shed light on how massive stars shine 

Elusive ‘ghost particles’ produced deep within the Sun have been detected for the first time, helping to shed light on the reactions that make massive stars shine. Researchers were able to capture evidence of the particles as they passed through a special detector buried beneath a mountain near the town of L’Aquila, Italy. The rare emissions … Read more

Netflix figures provide a breakdown of CO2 emitted by popular content

Total streams on Netflix of the latest season of Stranger Things has had the same carbon emissions as driving 420 million miles, according to a new study. 64 million views in total of the third series of the sci-fi hit is comparable to about 420,977,778 in mileage – equivalent to more than 189 million kg … Read more