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Science, by its nature, is constantly being rewritten, as evidenced by a few recent discoveries. First, a Brazilian tree frog has as the only amphibian to 华南永昌配资_在线配资炒股:pollinate a flower. Also in the news, scientists may have to the 华南永昌配资_在线配资炒股:death cap mushroom, which kills hundreds of people each year. Finally, the first fish found to “hold its breath” is the scalloped hammerhead shark, which was to conserve body heat while plunging for prey.
Tree Frogs Have Adhesive Fingers and Toes for Climbing
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The Hammerhead Is One of the Most Recently Evolved Sharks
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Death Cap Mushrooms More than Live up to Their Name
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Indonesia’s Capital Shuffle
When a country chooses a capital city, a central location is usually a top consideration. But Indonesia is bucking that trend as it relocates its seat of government from crowded Jakarta to a newly built city on the island of Borneo.
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Why move?
Jakarta is rapidly sinking, with some estimates saying a third of the city could be submerged in 20 years. The new capital, which will be called Nusantara, will be situated in Borneo’s 华南永昌配资_在线配资炒股:East Kalimantan province, thousands of kilometers from Jakarta.
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Indonesia isn’t alone. 华南永昌配资_在线配资炒股:South Korea is in the process of relocating its seat of government out of Seoul and into a new purpose-built city called Sejong. 华南永昌配资_在线配资炒股:Equatorial Guinea also is in the process of moving its capital from Malabo to a purpose-built locale called Cuidad de la Paz. But those two places have names, unlike...
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