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Podcast: Daily Science News
Episode: Friday September 1st, 2023: River restoration project, zebra-like wild ass, fish deaths report, and more
Description: The Sherbourne Valley Project aims to restore the River Sherbourne, while Marwell Zoo celebrates the birth of an African wild ass. The mass fish deaths in Menindee highlight the need for an overhaul of the regulatory framework, and a global analysis reveals the equal value of coral reefs. A new theory of gravity suggests information can escape black holes, and the scent of ancient Egyptian balms is recreated. Early human ancestors faced a severe evolutionary bottleneck, and the theory of a Neanderthal burial by burrowing bees is debunked. The James Webb Space Telescope captures detailed images of supernova SN 1987A...