Some 475 million vertebrate animals die on Brazilian roads every year


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KULR-8 Local News— Some 475 million vertebrate animals die on Brazilian roads every year. TERCIO TEIXEIRA; Apr 23, 2024; Apr 23, 2024 Updated 46 mins ago.

Newsweek—This Animal Was First to Emit Light—540 Million Years Ago. The phenomenon of bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago, a new study has discovered.The first animals to ever glow in this way were marine invertebrates called octocorals, the study conducted by researchers at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History reported.Bioluminescence refers to the glow that some marine organisms can produce. The glow can make these animals look like they are electrical, giving of a beautiful colored light. The phenomenon is...

The Independent—Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago – study. The findings push back the previous oldest dated example of the trait by nearly 300 million years.

www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com—West Lothian police launch appeal after 20-year-old man dies in car crash on Auldhill Road, Linlithgow. Police in West Lothian are appealing for information following a fatal road crash in Linlithgow. Emergency services were called to a single vehicle crash around 8.35pm on Monday, April 29 Auldhill Road in Linlithgow. The passenger of the vehicle, a 20-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the vehicle, a 23-year-old man, was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment and has since been released. The incident involved a black Audi S1 and police say the...