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Thylacines
Extinct carnivorous marsupials from the early 20th century
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Sep 22, 2023
• 29min
Weekly: First ever RNA from an extinct animal; big news about small solar system objects; “brainless” jellyfish can still learn
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Thylacines, extinct carnivorous marsupials from the early 20th century, have had their RNA extracted for the first time. The hard problem of consciousness is discussed, with Integrated Information Theory coming under scrutiny. The Kuiper Belt objects Eris and Makemake may have liquid water, challenging previous assumptions. Caribbean box jellyfish with no brains can still learn, possibly through their eye-like structures.
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