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Salvage of the long-awaited suspension bridge in Gibara (+ photos and video)
Salvage of the long-awaited suspension bridge in Gibara (+ photos and video)

The rescue of the suspension bridge to the Las Balsas wetland, in the coastal city of Gibara, constitutes a longed-for desire of its inhabitants that, after its completion, will return to Villa Blanca de los Cangrejos one of its most ancient hallmarks.

    Paleontologists discover the oldest dinosaur in Africa
Paleontologists discover the oldest dinosaur in Africa

An international team of paleontologists led by the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (USA) has published a study in the journal Nature revealing the discovery and identification of an incredibly well-preserved dinosaur fossil, the most oldest from Africa found to date.

Discovery of Neolithic complex older than Stonehenge and the pyramids of Egypt (+ photos)
Discovery of Neolithic complex older than Stonehenge and the pyramids of Egypt (+ photos)

A team of archaeologists excavated in the vicinity of Prague the remains of an "exceptionally well preserved" Stone Age monumental structure. At 7,000 years old, it is older than Stonehenge and the pyramids of Egypt, reported the Archaeology Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences through social networks.

The world’s oldest heart was discovered in the fossil of a fish
The world’s oldest heart was discovered in the fossil of a fish

A group of researchers have discovered the oldest heart known to science. The finding occurred in the remains of a fish with jaw 380 million years ago which, together with its fossilized stomach, intestine and liver, sheds light on the evolution even of human bodies.

Rover Perseverance finds samples of organic matter on Mars (+ Tweet)
Rover Perseverance finds samples of organic matter on Mars (+ Tweet)

NASA’s Rover Perseverance has collected several "valuable" organic rock samples from the ancient river delta on Mars during its mission to determine if life ever existed on the red planet, scientists in charge said.

Study notes that there are aquatic worlds outside the solar system
Study notes that there are aquatic worlds outside the solar system

In their eagerness to find life on other planets, an international group of scientists decided to examine systems of red dwarfs, which are the most common type of stars in our universe, and discovered planets formed mostly by water.

China discovers a new mineral on the Moon
China discovers a new mineral on the Moon

Chinese scientists discovered a new mineral on the Moon and called it 'Chang'e Stone', reported Friday the National Space Administration of China and the Chinese Atomic Energy Authority. This latest discovery has made China the third country to record such findings, according to China Daily.

Humpback whales can spread their songs from Australia to Ecuador (+ Photo)
Humpback whales can spread their songs from Australia to Ecuador (+ Photo)

The songs of male humpback whales in some parts of the Pacific Ocean are imitated by whales in other parts of the ocean at enormous distances of up to 14 thousand kilometers (km)shows a recent study by an international team of researchers from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, the San Francisco University of Quito and the Acoustic Ecology Program of the CETACEA Project of Ecuador.

Fossils of a new species of dinosaur that ruled the oceans were discovered
Fossils of a new species of dinosaur that ruled the oceans were discovered

Researchers have discovered in Morocco fossils of a new species of mosasaurus, a genus of immense marine dinosaurs that 70-66 million years ago dominated the oceans of present-day Western Europe, North America, South America and Antarctica, then covered by water.

Greenland zombie ice will raise sea level by 25 centimeters
Greenland zombie ice will raise sea level by 25 centimeters

The zombie ice covering Greenland’s massive ice mass will raise sea level by at least 10 inches (25 centimeters), according to a study published Monday in Nature Climate Change.

creation of new type of concrete from disposable face-masks, robes and gloves (+ photos)
creation of new type of concrete from disposable face-masks, robes and gloves (+ photos)

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is estimated that around 54 thousand tons of personal protective equipment (PPE) are discarded worldwide every day, and that 129 billion masks are thrown away every month. This represents an ecological problem, so scientists around the world have been trying to create strategies to mitigate its impact.

    Cuba reiterates commitment to Montevideo Consensus
Cuba reiterates commitment to Montevideo Consensus

Cuba reiterated today its support and commitment to the fulfillment of the Montevideo Consensus and the Cairo Programme of Action during the High-Level Panel on the socio-demographic impact of the pandemic and the main challenges and progress in the implementation of this instrument on Population and Development.