‘Punk’ & ‘Emo’ Fossils: An Evolution Breakthrough? ...Tech and Science Daily podcast

Rachelle Abbott and Mark Blunden

January 10, 2025 at 10:31 a.m.

Two newly described mollusc species, named Punk ferox and Emo vorticaudum ( Imperial College London’s Department of Earth Science and Engineering)

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Dr Mark Sutton tells Tech & Science Daily that a recent discovery of two rare ancient fossils has unlocked an understanding of life on Earth before dinosaurs existed. But why the rock star names?

TikTok Supreme Court hearing: what next for social media app in the US?

Death toll from Los Angeles fires rises to 10.

Click this link to hear our interview with a climate scientist who specialises on the mountain winds fanning the flames.

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Defence committee: ‘MoD must learn from Ukraine and embrace AI’
Could seeing friends regularly help prevent heart disease?
Duchess of Sussex back on Netflix...and Instagram ahead of new show, With Love, Meghan - we're joined by The London Standard's India Block.

DR Mark Sutton is from the Department of Earth Science and Engineering at Imperial College London.

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