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The megalodon had such a wide diet that it acted as a regulator of large predators in prehistoric oceans. The megalodon's jaws were packed with sharp fangs. The largest pieces of the species that have been found reach 19 centimeters. As one of the most voracious animals of Prehistory, they dominated the seas 5 million years ago. Even the fiercest predators of that remote past fled from them, according to a study recently published in Science Advances. For the investigation, scientists calculated the approximate dimensions of the megalodon using a 3D model. With them, they determined that these prehistoric animals may have had no problem devouring entire killer whales—or animals that resembled them in size and mass. For this reason, they have been classified as 'super predators' for decades. We suggest: The great white shark drove the fearsome megalodon to extinction millions of years ago, a study suggests Orcas and other predators for breakfast The researchers acknowledge that it is difficult to infer the actual dimensions of the megalodon. They even qualify the current estimates as "rudimentary." More than anything, because only remains of fangs are preserved. Other parts of their bodies have rarely been found. Even with these limitations, scientists discovered that this prehistoric titan was larger than originally thought. However, the teeth are enough to calculate the speed with which these apex predators swam, as well as the type of food they had in the past. With these fossil remains, they obtained the first full-body three-dimensional model of this giant shark: “WE ESTIMATE THAT AN ADULT O. MEGALODON COULD NAVIGATE AT ABSOLUTE SPEEDS FASTER THAN ANY CURRENT SHARK SPECIES AND COMPLETELY CONSUME PREY THE SIZE OF MODERN APEX PREDATORS,” THE AUTHORS WRITE FOR SCIENCE. With this, the megalodon had no problem adapting its diet to 'large prey', as the researchers describe them. On the contrary, in its long migrations, it was able to adapt to the species it encountered along the way. With this, also, the species contributed to the ecological balance of the prehistoric oceans. Above all, because it regulated the po[CENSORED]tions of other ancient predators. With all of the above, the authors think that "its extinction probably had a great impact on the global transfer of nutrients", as well as on the prehistoric food chain. Speculative measures Despite the euphoria generated by the megalodon tusk finds, the researchers at DePaul University in Chicago know that the measurements they made are only approximations. “THE SIZE AND SHAPE OF OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE SKELETON, SUCH AS THE SKULL, THE JAWS AND ALL THE FINS, REMAIN SPECULATION,” KENSHU SHIMADA, PROFESSOR OF PALEOBIOLOGY AT DEPAUL UNIVERSITY IN CHICAGO, EXPLAINS TO THE NEW YORK TIMES. Still, it is certain that not even the largest predators of the Cretaceous period could cope with the ravenous hunger of this prehistoric giant. From this 3D model, rough as it is, it's clear that the megalodon could feast on killer whales, sharks, and other prehistoric beasts in the deep sea. https://www.ngenespanol.com/animales/el-megalodon-tenia-una-dieta-tan-amplia-que-regulo-a-otros-depredadores-prehistoricos/

Arriving in early 2021, the Alsvin is a new alternative to consider among compact sedans. With 4.3 meters long, 2.53 meters between axles and 430 liters of capacity, it is inserted as a strong rival in the B segment. The brand offers three versions: the first two are motivated by a 93 Hp 1.4 VVT engine associated with a 5MT box, while the most equipped model has a 95 Hp 1.5 VVT engine with a 5AT box. As standard, it offers 14" wheels, LED DRL lights, a 10" multimedia system with Bluetooth, a multifunction steering wheel, air conditioning and a digital tachometer, as well as dual airbags, ISOFIX, ABS and a backup camera. The intermediate model has four airbags, ESP, hill start assistant, on-board computer, eco-leather upholstery, mirrors with defroster and 15" wheels. The Elite model already comes with a sunroof, side surveillance camera, cruise control, Start/Stop and TPMS. https://www.autocosmos.cl/autos/mi-primer-auto

UK intelligence agencies are accused of tipping off Indian authorities about a British national before his abduction and alleged torture by Punjab police. Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, was in India in 2017 when his family say he was forced into an unmarked car. He says he was then tortured over days, including with electrocution. He has remained in detention since then. Successive British prime ministers have raised his case but India's government denies he was tortured or mistreated. In May, Mr Johal was formally charged with conspiracy to commit murder and being a member of a terrorist gang. He will be presented with a full list of the charges against him next month and faces a possible death penalty. Now the human rights group Reprieve has shown the BBC documentation that it says is compelling evidence that his arrest followed a tip-off from British intelligence. The UK government says it will not comment on an ongoing legal case. Scot held in India faces murder conspiracy charge Reprieve says it has matched several details relating to his case to a specific claim of mistreatment documented in a report by the watchdog that oversees the intelligence agencies. "In the course of an investigation", says the Investigatory Powers Commissioner's Office (IPCO) report, "MI5 passed intelligence to a liaison partner via the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). "The subject of the intelligence was arrested by the liaison partner in their country. The individual told the British Consular Official that he had been tortured." Mr Johal is not named in the report, but Reprieve's investigators are adamant the facts match his case due to the dates concerned, the lobbying by British prime ministers and supporting evidence detailed in the Indian press. In 2017, the Hindustan Times reported that Mr Johal had "come under the scanner" after "a source in the UK" provided the Punjab police with "vague information" about a key man, "Johal". The Indian authorities accuse Mr Johal of involvement in murders they claim are related to Sikh nationalism, though he denies any wrongdoing. Mr Johal was an active blogger and campaigner for Sikh human rights, which are said to have brought him to the attention of the Indian authorities. But his brother Gurpreet told the BBC he was not aware of any activity that could be considered illegal. Mr Johal is currently being held in a Delhi prison. He has alleged that, following his arrest, he was held incommunicado, was brutally interrogated for hours on end, and was initially denied access to lawyers or British consular officials. He says he was made to sign blank sheets of paper that were later used against him as a false confession. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he raised Mr Johal's case with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, during a trip to India in April this year. His predecessor, Theresa May, also raised the case with the Indian government during her tenure. On 12 August, Mr Johal lodged a claim in the High Court against the Foreign Office, the Home Office and the attorney general, alleging that UK intelligence agencies unlawfully shared information with the Indian authorities when there was a risk he could be tortured. Reprieve says this case suggests the government has failed to fix longstanding shortcomings in its policy on torture and the death penalty, and has learned little from past failings such as the MI6 tip-off that led to the rendition and torture of Libyan dissident Abdulhakim Belhaj. Commenting on the allegations, MP Steve Baker said: "This appalling case, where UK intelligence sharing has been linked to brutal torture, illustrates vividly why the National Security Bill needs to be improved." Responding on behalf of all three accused government departments, the Foreign Office said: "It would be inappropriate to comment on an ongoing legal case." https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-62639233

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Grab a handful of soil from the Black Forest in Germany, the Tongass Forest in Alaska, or the Waipoua in New Zealand. Bring it up to your eyes. Do you see? Earth, of course. Smooth, fertile, dark as cocoa powder. Also, pine needles and decaying leaves. Moss or lichen particles. The pale accordion of an inverted mushroom. Perhaps an earthworm squirming to escape the light, or an ant bewildered by the sudden change in altitude. Sue Grayston knows there is much more. Grayston's consecration to the land began in her backyard. When she was a child, in Stockton-on-Tees, England, she helped her mother plant seeds and tend her garden. Constellations of creatures that inhabit the ground At university, where Grayston had access to microscopes, his attention was drawn to constellations of ground-dwelling creatures too tiny to study with the naked eye. He then he knew that he had found his calling. After earning a Ph.D. in microbial ecology from the University of Sheffield in 1987, she worked for an agricultural biotechnology company in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, after which she obtained a research position at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute (now the Land Use Research Institute). James Hutton) in Scotland. There she collaborated with botanical ecologists and put down the roots of a project that would keep her engrossed for much of her career: the complex links that exist between the smallest inhabitants of the soil and the largest, microbes and trees. Forming your own kingdom By combining groundbreaking field studies with sophisticated genetic sequencing techniques, Grayston and other ecologists have created a much richer portrait of a society hiding on the forest floor; a community that is generally invisible and whose absence would collapse the ecosystem. “ALTHOUGH MUCH OF THE BIODIVERSITY IS UNDERGROUND, WE DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT IT”, she ACKNOWLEDGES GRAYSTON. "HOWEVER, THAT STARTED TO CHANGE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DECADES." Deep below the trees, strings of filamentous fungi join their roots to form mycorrhizal networks through which trees exchange water, food, and information. Single-celled amoebae coalesce to create a shape-shifting mass known as slime mold, which flows in or with the soil and traps bacteria and fungi. Springtails – tiny arthropods – swarm aimlessly; sometimes they catapult more than 20 times their length in a fraction of a second. Oribatid mites stumble across what to them might be mountains and canyons, but they don't make more than the equivalent of half a bowling alley in their lifetime, which usually lasts about a year and a half. OTHER CREATURES ARE SO TINY THAT THEY CAN ONLY MOVE BY WRIKING OR “PADDING” THROUGH THE THIN LAYERS OF WATER COVERING PLANTS AND GROUND PARTICLES. THESE ODD BEINGS INCLUDE TRANSPARENT NEMATODES, SPRINKLE-SHAPED ROTIFERANS WITH SWIRLING CROWN OF HAIRY FIBERS THAT PULL FOOD INTO THEIR VASE-LIKE BODIES, AND TARDIGRADES THAT LOOK LIKE GUMMY BEARS, BUT WITH EIGHT-CLAWED LEGS AND SPINED SUCTION TUBES INSTEAD MOUTH. Smaller still are the protozoa: a diverse group of single-celled organisms that sometimes move by waving their many appendages or contorting their gelatinous interiors. On the forest floor there are also many types of bacteria and archaea, which, although they are similar in appearance to the former, form their own kingdom. A single gram of forest soil can contain up to a billion bacteria, a million fungi, hundreds of thousands of protozoa, and nearly a thousand nematodes. The earth is not, as was once believed, an inert substance that trees and plants cling to in order to extract whatever they need. It is increasingly clear that it is a dynamic network of habitats and organisms; an immense and changing fabric created with the threads of countless species. The earth itself is alive. What happens above, is reflected below Grayston and other environmentalists argue that this modern vision calls for substantial changes to forestry: they found that clearcutting is a practice that causes more extensive and lasting damage than previously imagined. It is not enough to take into account that cutting down a tree alters the forest from the trunk up; to be truly sustainable, forestry must also deal with the consequences that affect everything below. Billions of years ago our planet had no land, only a rocky crust that rain, wind and ice gradually wore away. As microbes, fungi, lichens, and plants po[CENSORED]ted everything, they accelerated the erosion of the rock by gouging it out, dissolving it with secreted acids, and breaking it down with roots. When the Earth had no land At the same time, decaying life enriched the mineral crust with organic matter. The first recognizable forest lands appear in the fossil record during the Devonian period, between 420 and 360 million years ago. Today, the planet's soils continue to be present in all ecosystems. The forest floor is full of essential nutrients like carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium. Without the daily activities of tiny creatures, many of those items would be inaccessible, Grayston and his colleagues point out. When plants photosynthesize and convert the sun's energy into carbon-filled molecules, they exude some of these compounds through their roots into the soil, where certain organisms consume them. In return, mycorrhizal fungi and certain root microbes help the roots absorb water and nutrients and convert chemically recalcitrant forms of nitrogen into molecules they can use. Once plants wither and die, worms, arthropods, fungi, and microbes break down those tissues into smaller elements and return their nutrients to the soil. At the same time, the continuous movement of tiny animals mixes different layers of soil, distributes nutrients and maintains ventilation. By digesting huge amounts of soil, worms, slugs, and arthropods soak the soil in organic matter and help particles stick together, improving soil structure. The forest as a single 'All' In 2000, while working for the Macaulay Institute, Grayston traveled to Tuttlingen, a German city on the Danube River, to investigate Black Forest soils with his colleagues. Noted for its forested mountains, this 6,000-square-kilometer region in the southwestern part of the country has long been prized by the mining and logging industries. The researchers visited some sites noted for their 70- to 80-year-old beech trees, with supple silvery bark and twisted trunks. Some of the areas the team examined have been subject to logging for a long time, while others were more or less intact. Grayston used a sampling auger to extract soil from different sites in the forest, stored the samples in ice chests and brought them back to Scotland for closer study. Laboratory tests and cell cultures revealed that intensive extraction had significantly reduced the abundance of microbes in one area of the forest. Although at the time these were promising connections, the details were rather fuzzy. However, over the past two decades, Grayston and other scientists have learned much more about the interdependence of plants and soil microbes, and the importance of these relationships to forest ecosystems as a whole. Uniform logging had decreased soil biodiversity Grayston moved to Vancouver in 2003 to become a professor of soil microbial ecology at the University of British Columbia, where she has worked ever since. This is where she and her collaborators have delved into research on how different types of forestry transform soil microbial communities. Much of her studies compare three types of felling: Standard (uniform), which removes all trees from a given site With reservations, in which certain groups are preserved Selective, which removes specific individual trees, maintaining an even distribution To test the health of the soil, Grayston and her colleagues buried nylon mesh bags filled with fine roots in patches of forest that had been logged in different ways. They left the roots to be decomposed by tiny animals, fungi, and microbes, digging them up within a few months to several years. In the laboratory, the researchers performed various tests to identify the organisms associated with the roots and determine what their level of activity had been. In many cases, uniform felling had decreased soil biodiversity and impaired nutrient cycles. Intensive logging also frequently altered the po[CENSORED]tions of the soil communities, allowing a more or less small number of species to dominate. However, not all extraction methods were found to be equally harmful. Microbial abundance, diversity, and activity remained relatively high in areas that had uniformly lost trees. In regions that had been reduced to groups of trees, the researchers only found equally robust and lively communities of microbes in close proximity to them. The farther they went, the less life there was on the ground. Damage goes in a range of 10 meters Related research studying the flux of carbon through tree roots revealed that a tree's or group's zone of influence—where it supplies carbon-rich molecules to microbes and other organisms tiny – extends about 10 meters on average. The benefit of keeping a few trees on empty land, even in large groups, is limited. Outside a range of 10 meters around these plant islands, microbial po[CENSORED]tions will be impaired. Grayston explains that selective logging is better for soil health, as it typically conserves a tree almost every 15 meters, allowing their roots and respective buffer zones to overlap to provide carbon for the trees. microbes. Although selective logging methods are gaining prominence in some regions of the world, standard logging is still widely practiced in North America because it is more efficient, costs less, and requires less complex machinery. For the same reasons, reserve logging is often preferred over selective logging. What awaits forests in the near future? “WE MUST RECONSIDER OUR FORESTRY PRACTICES”, CONSIDERS PETR BALDRIAN, ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGIST AT THE INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY OF THE CZECH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. UNIFORM LOGGING IS VERY ECONOMIC, BUT IT HAS A HUGE COST TO THE LAND; WE HAVE TO FIND A BALANCE BETWEEN THE NEEDS OF THE INDUSTRY AND THOSE OF THE FOREST”. Reflecting on the future of the planet's forests – and its soils, in particular – Grayston is both excited and concerned. She is excited by the great mystery of everything that remains to be discovered; which is basically why she decided to study microscopic life. "We've come a long way," she says, "but we still don't know who is really active at certain times or which specific organisms are essential for different processes in the soil." At the same time, he is concerned about the continuing deterioration of forests due to over-logging, poor land management and the effects of climate change. Because the Earth's overlapping ecosystems are so interconnected and so critical to the survival of complex life, the damage we do to the planet's trees and soils ultimately affects us as well. “IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THE MICROORGANISMS IN THE SOIL, THE GARBAGE WOULD BE UP TO THE KNEES,” SAYS GRAYSTON. “WITHOUT THEM, LIFE ON EARTH WOULD END. THEY DON'T NEED US FOR ANYTHING, BUT WE WOULDN'T GET VERY FAR WITHOUT THEM.” https://www.ngenespanol.com/animales/que-animales-microscopicos-viven-en-la-tierra-de-los-bosques/

The fifth generation of the SEAT Ibiza recently debuted in Chile some half-life improvements that make it an interesting alternative in the European hatchback segment. Now the model has standard LED lights and new wheels, as well as the new model nomenclature, written in handwriting. The big changes come inside, with a completely remodeled proposal. Its size of 4.05 meters and its 355-liter capacity trunk are preserved. Although the range still retains the older 1.6 aspirated engines, a version with a 115 Hp 1.0 Turbo engine and a seven-speed DSG box debuts. It comes standard with six airbags, ESP, a multimedia system with an 8.25" screen, multifunction steering wheel, air conditioning and a complete electrical pack. It is manufactured in Spain. https://www.autocosmos.cl/autos/hatchbacks-compactos

The daughter of a close ally of Russia's President Vladimir Putin has been killed in a suspected car bombing. Darya Dugina, 29, died after an explosion on a road outside Moscow, Russia's investigative committee said. It is thought her father, the Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin, who is known as "Putin's brain", may have been the intended target of the attack. Mr Dugin is a prominent ultra-nationalist ideologue who is believed to be close to the Russian president. Alexander Dugin and his daughter had been at a festival near Moscow, where the philosopher gave a lecture on Saturday evening. The "Tradition" festival describes itself as a family event for art lovers which takes place at the Zakharovo estate, where Russian poet Alexander Pushkin once stayed. The pair were due to leave the venue in the same car, before Mr Dugin reportedly made a decision at the last minute to travel separately. Footage posted on Telegram appears to show Mr Dugin watching in shock as emergency services arrive at the scene of the burning wreck of a vehicle. Investigators confirmed that Ms Dugina, who was driving the car, died at the scene near the village of Bolshiye Vyazemy. They said an explosive device planted under the car went off and the vehicle caught fire. Forensic and explosive experts are investigating. A Ukrainian official has dismissed accusations of Ukrainian involvement in the incident. "Ukraine, of course, has nothing to do with this, because we are not a criminal state, which is the Russian Federation, and even less a terrorist state," said Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky. Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for Russia's foreign ministry, said in a Telegram post that if any Ukrainian link was found it would amount to "state terrorism". Analysis By Will Vernon, BBC Moscow While Alexander Dugin is not a state official himself, he is nevertheless a symbolic figure in Russian politics. His anti-Western, ultranationalist philosophy has become the dominant political ideology in Russia and has helped shape President Putin's expansionist foreign policy, most prominently on Ukraine. Attention will now turn to who was behind this attack. Denis Pushilin, the "head" of the self-declared pro-Russian "Donetsk People's Republic", has already laid the blame on Ukraine, writing on Telegram: "Vile villains! The terrorists of the Ukrainian regime, trying to eliminate Alexander Dugin, blew up his daughter… In a car. We cherish the memory of Daria, she is a real Russian girl!" Incidents like this will make officials in Moscow nervous, especially in the aftermath of a series of explosions and attacks in occupied Crimea and in Russian regions near the border with Ukraine. Kremlin propaganda consistently stresses how Vladimir Putin has brought security and stability in Russia following the turbulent 1990s, when car bombs and assassinations were commonplace. This car bomb in the Russian capital undermines that narrative. Despite not holding an official position in government, Alexander Dugin is believed to be a close ally of the Russian president and has even been branded "Putin's Rasputin". Darya Dugina was herself a prominent journalist who vocally supported the invasion of Ukraine. Earlier this year she was sanctioned by US and UK authorities, who accused her of contributing to online "disinformation" about Russia's invasion. In May, she described the war as a "clash of civilisations" in an interview and expressed pride in the fact that both she and her father had been targeted by Western sanctions. Alexander Dugin was sanctioned by the US in 2015 for his alleged involvement in Russia's annexation of Crimea. His writings are said to have had a deep influence on Mr Putin and the philosopher is regarded as a chief architect of the ultra-nationalist ideology endorsed by many in the Kremlin. For years, Mr Dugin has called on Moscow to assert itself more aggressively on the global stage and has supported Russian military action in Ukraine. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62621509

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The epaulet shark breaks all the rules for marine predators in Australia: it learns to walk before it learns to swim. Barely a meter long, the epaulet shark roams calmly over Australian coral reefs. Unlike its other cousins, with whom the ecosystem cohabits, the species developed feet and fins at the same time. For this reason, according to a study conducted recently by Florida Atlantic University, the animal learns to walk before slipping between ocean currents. Also known by its scientific name, Hemiscyllium ocellatum, it was listed as a benthic shark. The researchers were amazed to realize that the epaulet shark is capable of walking on reefs, but also out of the water. To do this, the authors write in a statement, they move "their body and pushing with their paddle-shaped fins." The epaulette shark is found south of the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. In addition to its impressive ability to walk under and out of water, researchers at Florida Atlantic University discovered that it is capable of withstanding extreme environmental conditions. Not only does it adapt to the high temperatures of the Australian oceans —increasingly higher, due to the climate crisis—, but it also endures long periods without oxygen: "SURPRISINGLY, THIS WALKING SHARK IS ABLE TO SURVIVE COMPLETE ANOXIA (NO OXYGEN) FOR TWO HOURS WITHOUT ADVERSE EFFECTS AND AT A MUCH HIGHER TEMPERATURE THAN MOST OTHER HYPOXIA-TOLERANT ANIMALS," THE RESEARCHERS EXPLAIN. And what's more: the epaulet shark learns to walk before it learns to swim. From very early stages of its development, it uses its flat fins to propel itself over coral and sand. Thus, they manage to enter the corals to hunt worms, crustaceans and small fish. However, scientists say that this adaptability has limits. While it is true that they are versatile in terms of how much oxygen they need to live, the changing conditions of coral reefs in Australia threaten their survival. There is still no evidence to support that its physiognomy will be able to withstand the devastation of its natural habitat. https://www.ngenespanol.com/animales/descubren-un-extrano-tiburon-australiano-con-patas-que-puede-caminar/