2022 - Page 58 of 71 - Women Leadership Magazine USA

A grasshopper clings to the grasses of the Carrizo Plain National Monument, June 1, 2001. President Bill Clinton established the national monument in his final days in office to save the last large remnant of the aboriginal ocean of grassland that once covered central California. (David McNew/Getty Images)

A Study Of Grasshopper Jaws Reveals Similarity To Mammals, Diversity Of Diet

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3D imaging of grasshoppers’ mandibles avoids the destruction of samples and may be used with other species.
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David Hatfield, 58, who covered his back and arms with tattoos devoted to the BBC gangster show “Peaky Blinders.” (Zenger)

‘Peaky Blinders’ Superfan Spends Nearly $8,000 On Tattoos Devoted To The BBC Gangster Show

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Despite having his back and arms covered in tattoos, he admits he still hasn’t gotten used to the pain of creating the art.
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Researcher Ashley Poust holds the fossilized lower jaw of Diegoaelurus, a bobcat-sized carnivore that lived 42 million years ago. Diegoaelurus was much smaller than the commonly known Smilodon, or saber-tooth cat, seen in the background. Smilodon evolved roughly 40 million years after Diegoaelurus went extinct, but both animals were saber-toothed, hyper-carnivorous predators, meaning their diets consisted almost entirely of meat. (San Diego Natural History Museum)

The Saber-Tooth Predator That Lived Millions Of Years Before Cats

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Diegoaelurus vanvalkenburghae may have been the first cat-like mammal to live on meat alone.
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Col. Anita Kimbrough credits her family and community for her continued success. (Courtesy of Anita Kimbrough)

Anita Kimbrough: Making History While Serving Her Country

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Promotion to colonel in the U.S. Dental Corps is the latest milestone reached by this African-American woman.
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Californian company Venturi Astrolab, Inc. recently tested a full-scale, fully-functional terrestrial prototype of the FLEX rover in the desert near Death Valley. Retired NASA and Canadian Space Agency astronaut, engineer and author Chris Hadfield participated in the five-day field test. (Zenger)

New Car For Moon And Mars Unveiled — And Test Driven By Retired Astronaut Chris Hadfield

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The FLEX rover aims to be the transport of choice when there is a sustained human presence on the moon and Mars.
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Scanning Electron Microscope image of iP./i cf. ibalticum/i showing distinctive dual wing-like apical projections and unique large pores with emanating large spines (white arrows). (Larsson et al., 2022/Nature Communications)

Mighty Mini Marvel: Tiny Marine Microbe Could Be Secret Weapon In Battle Against Climate Change

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By facilitating the transfer of carbon to deeper levels of the ocean, these microbes could allow climate goals to be achieved.
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