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Clean Energy & Climate Transition 03 Oct 2026, 02:56 AM IST

The Pipa Toad’s Strange Biology Is Rewriting What Scientists Expect From Amphibians

A peculiar South American amphibian known as the pipa toad is drawing fresh attention for two of nature’s most unusual traits: it appears to sense prey through its fingertips and carries its young in skin pockets that open through the back. The animal’s biology is more than a curiosity; it offers scientists a rare window into how evolution can produce highly specialized survival strategies in extreme aquatic environments.

By RDU Global Wire5 min read

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Amateur Fossil Hunter Unearths Nearly Complete 70-Million-Year-Old Titanosaur in Argentina

An amateur paleontologist walking his dog in Argentina has discovered a nearly complete titanosaur skeleton estimated to be about 70 million years old, a find that could offer rare insight into the final chapter of the dinosaur era. The discovery underscores how major scientific breakthroughs can still emerge from ordinary field conditions, while adding fresh data to the study of giant sauropods that once dominated South America.

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Pharma, Biotech & Global Health15m ago

Mississippi Police Say Black Mother Was Dead Before Body Was Hung in Tree, Calling Scene 'Staged'

Police in Jackson, Mississippi, say a 29-year-old Black mother of four was already dead before her body was placed hanging from a tree in what investigators now describe as a staged scene. The case, which has stirred anguish and fear in a state scarred by the history of racial violence, has led to multiple arrests as detectives say the killing was tied to a drug dispute.

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World Politics & Diplomacy22m ago

South Africa's New U.S. Ambassador Rejects Trump's White Genocide Claim as Refugee Debate Escalates

South Africa's new ambassador to Washington, Roelf Meyer, has flatly rejected Donald Trump's claim that white Afrikaners face genocide, saying the notion of a mass attack on the minority "does not exist." Meyer, a former apartheid-era mediator and self-described Afrikaner, says violence in South Africa has been misrepresented as the Trump administration expands a refugee pathway for white South Africans.

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World Politics & Diplomacy1h ago

Kratom, the 'Gas Station Heroin' Raising Alarm in the U.S., Draws Fresh Scrutiny After Student Deaths

Kratom, a Southeast Asian plant sold widely in the United States as a supplement, is facing renewed scrutiny after investigators found packaged kratom in the possession of two deceased University of Mississippi students. While officials have not attributed the deaths to the substance, the episode has intensified warnings about a product that is legal in some states, unregulated at the federal level and increasingly available in convenience stores, petrol stations and vape shops. Advocates describe it as a pain-relief lifeline; critics warn that its opioid-like effects and inconsistent contents can make it dangerous.

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World Politics & Diplomacy2h ago

U.S. and Argentina Launch Andes-Atlantic Corridor to Tie Strategic Infrastructure to Western Markets

The United States and Argentina have launched the Andes-Atlantic Corridor, a sweeping infrastructure initiative aimed at modernizing transport, energy and digital links that move Argentine exports to Atlantic ports and Western markets. Announced on the margins of the U.N. General Assembly, the project is designed to attract public and private investment while deepening bilateral cooperation on supply chains, critical minerals and trusted technology.

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Commodities, Energy & FX2h ago

U.S. and Argentina Launch Andes-Atlantic Corridor to Rewire Trade, Energy and Critical-Mineral Flows

The United States and Argentina have unveiled the Andes-Atlantic Corridor, a sweeping infrastructure initiative designed to connect Argentina's mineral-rich northwest and Vaca Muerta energy basin to Atlantic ports and Western markets. Announced on the margins of the U.N. General Assembly High-Level Week, the project is being framed as the first Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment corridor in the Western Hemisphere and a major test of U.S.-Argentine economic integration. The plan aims to unlock billions in investment across rail, pipelines, ports, power and digital networks, while supporting exports of lithium, copper, oil and gas. It also aligns with Argentina's reform agenda and could draw financing from U.S. agencies including EXIM and the DFC, alongside private capital.

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World Politics & Diplomacy3h ago

U.S. Unveils Civil Nuclear Push With Japan, South Korea and Industry Partners at UNGA

The United States announced a new implementation plan in New York to advance small modular reactor deployments abroad, building on a trilateral memorandum of cooperation signed earlier this year with Japan and South Korea. The initiative was paired with a separate industry framework linking U.S., Japanese, Korean and Polish firms to accelerate BWRX-300 reactor deployment across Europe, in a move Washington says aligns energy security with nuclear safety and nonproliferation goals.

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