Marine species increasingly can't live at equator due to global heating   
      
   Graham Readfearn, The Guardian via Carbon Brief   
      
   The shift of species away from the equator "can now be observed at a   
   global scale", the Guardian reports. This is according to new research   
   that analyses the changing locations of almost 50,000 marine species   
   between 1995 and 2015. The research finds that the diversity of   
   "free-swimming species such has fish" has "dropped significantly", and   
   that future warming would further cut the species richness of tropical   
   ocean regions. Meanwhile, a separate piece in the Guardian reports   
   that scientists are urging the Australian govt not to remove   
   humpback whales from the threatened species list. The decision is   
   based on a govt discussion paper which estimates that   
   populations have returned to their original size, according to the   
   newspaper. However, it adds that scientists "have expressed concern   
   that some of the data used is outdated". One scientist tells the paper   
   that the greatest threat was from ocean heating and acidification due   
   to climate change, which could threaten the survival of humpback   
   whales because it reduces populations of krill that the species   
   depends upon for food.   
      
   Elsewhere, a piece in the Conversation warns that ocean stability is   
   increasing 6 times faster than scientists were anticipating -   
   indicating that the upper layers of the ocean are "trapping more heat,   
   and containing less nutrients".   
      
      
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   CDC Says More Virulent British Strain Of Coronavirus Now Dominant In US   
   NPR, 07 Apr 2021 23:23Z   
   A more easily spread coronavirus variant first identified in England last   
   year has now become the dominant strain in the US, the head of the Centers   
   for Disease ...   
      
   [Tythe!]   
   G.O.P. Group Warns Donors Not to Opt Out of Monthly Donations   
   The New York Times, 08 Apr 2021 02:23Z   
   The National Republican Congressional Committee says to donors who opt out   
   of recurring monthly donations: "We will have to tell Trump you're a DEFECTOR.   
      
   Mysterious Plumes of Methane Gas Appear Over Bangladesh   
   Bloomberg, 08 Apr 2021 07:06Z   
   Satellites show large, frequent emissions over Dhaka-the latest discovery as   
   scientists hunt for sources of the potent greenhouse gas.   
      
   [The $25 bn games!]   
   Tokyo Olympic torch relay moves off Osaka streets after virus spike   
   ABC News, 08 Apr 2021 05:29Z   
   COVID-19 concerns in Japan's second-biggest city, Osaka, lead to the   
   cancellation of public events in the Olympic torch relay as officials   
   declare a 'medical emergency'.   
      
   Victoria says it's 'on track' to deliver 300,000 vaccines by   
   mid-May. Here's how that will work   
   ABC News, 08 Apr 2021 05:37Z   
   Victoria has set a goal of administering 300,000 vaccines by May 16,   
   and so far, things are on track.   
   [Meanwhile, data analysis are starting to complain about numbers   
   coming from the Fed govt about its vaccine program.  The govt is   
   refusing to release detailed numbers and give only a single total for   
   the number of shots given by GP's around AUS since the start of the   
   program. As previously seen in the UK, other numbers cited by officials   
   seem to be based on the number of doses "put into the mail" rather   
   than delivered into people's arms -- thought to be a 10-fold difference].   
      
   New Zealand hotel quarantine worker tests positive for COVID-19   
   ABC News, 08 Apr 2021 02:32Z   
   NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says "over 80 per cent" of border workers   
   have been vaccinated, but if workers have not received the jab by Mon   
   they "will not be able to continue working in high-risk roles".   
   [The news comes just 2 days after a travel bubble between AUS and NZ was   
   announced].   
      
   Cruel mutilation of sharks and rays sparks calls for more humane treatment   
   ABC Radio Adelaide, 08 Apr 2021 02:31Z   
   Sharks and rays are having their fins and tails chopped off before being   
   thrown back into the water alive, yet defenceless, prompting calls for South   
   Australian fishers to treat them more humanely.   
      
   [Yesterday is was just twins:]   
   And then there were three: Cyclone brewing off WA coast joined by 2   
   tropical lows in rare weather phenomenon   
   ABC News, 08 Apr 2021 03:30Z   
   A cyclone brewing off the West Australian coast is joined by a second   
   tropical low, adding to what was already a rare weather event.   
      
   'A rort that everybody was in on': Westpac facing court over 'junk' insurance   
   ABC News, 08 Apr 2021 04:30Z   
   The action comes as the federal govt seeks to regulate the   
   controversial sale of so-called "junk" insurance to consumers at the point   
   of sale. But the travel industry is being given an exemption.   
      
   Real Life BB-8 Robot Will Explore Moon's Lava Tubes   
   The Debrief, 6 Apr 2021   
   Researchers developed a new drone, named DAEDALUS, explicitly   
   designed to explore and map the Moon's lava tubes.   
      
   Ancient human migration into Europe revealed via genome analysis   
   The Guardian, 07 Apr 2021 18:30Z   
   Genetic sequencing dating back 45000 years shows intermixing with   
   Neanderthals more common than previously thought.   
      
   Oldest DNA from a Homo sapiens reveals surprisingly recent Neanderthal ancestry   
   Nature.com, 07 Apr 2021 16:29Z   
   Scientists have sequenced the oldest Homo sapiens DNA on record, showing   
   that many of Europe's first humans had Neanderthals in their family trees.   
      
   Beijing now has more bnaires than any city   
   BBC News, 08 Apr 2021 02:50Z   
   The city has overtaken New York as it bounced back quickly from the pandemic,   
   according to Forbes.   
      
   Michigan ranks highest in COVID-19 hospitalizations amid surge as model   
   predicts further worsening   
   mlive.com, 07 Apr 2021 20:26Z   
   Michigan's COVID-19 hospitalizations are following a surge of new cases in   
   recent weeks, leading all other states in its rate of utilized hospital and   
   ICU beds for ...   
      
   UPS reveals plan to buy 100s of helicopter-like electric aircraft to   
   buzz around cities delivering packages - take a look   
   Yahoo News, 07 Apr 2021 14:25Z   
   The big brown delivery trucks in the sky can carry up to 1400 pounds of   
   cargo and fly at speeds of up to 170 miles per hour.   
      
   [New physics!]   
   first results from Fermilab's Muon g-2 experiment strengthen evidence of new   
   physics   
   Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, 07 Apr 2021 15:45Z   
   The long-awaited first results from the Muon g-2 experiment at the US   
   Dept of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory show fundamental ...   
      
     Physicists Baffled And Thrilled By 2 Experiments That Defy Rulebook   
     HuffPost, 07 Apr 2021 16:45Z   
     Preliminary results from 2 experiments suggest something could be wrong   
     with the basic way physicists think the universe works, a prospect that has   
     the field ...   
      
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