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What’s hot in science and engineering? Research news for the day of April 25, 2022

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Mon, 25 Apr 2022
To cut costs, Weddell seal pups keep swimming when trading in their fluff

Youngsters can take to the water as early as 2 days old

Open water swimming is not for the fainthearted, especially when air and water temperatures are frigid. So how do furry Weddell seal pups born on the Antarctic sea ice keep on swimming?

Although their blanket of fluffy insulation works fine when dry, as soon as the …

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Mon, 25 Apr 2022
Hundreds of new mammal species waiting to be found, study says

Research suggests where these species may be ‘hidden’

Hundreds of still unidentified species of mammals are “hiding” in plain sight around the world, a new study suggests. Researchers found that most of these hidden mammals are small-bodied, such as bats, rodents, shrews and moles.

These unknown mammals are hidden partly …

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