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The nearly complete fossilised remains of a stegosaurus fetched almost $45 million at auction in New York - a record sum for a dinosaur.
Sotheby’s in New York said the 11ft tall, 27ft long fossil, nicknamed Apex, is considered among the most complete specimens ever found, and was sold to an anonymous buyer.
The 150 million-year-old stegosaurus - discovered in the aptly-named town of Dinosaur, Colorado - was one of the world’s most distinctive dinosaurs, they’re the species with pointy plates on their backs, but Apex showed signs of arthritis.
The King’s speech revealed more about the UK’s direction of travel for energy over this parliament on Wednesday- but can the new Labour government cut our energy bills with its plans to bet big on renewable power and cut fossil fuels?
Tech & Science Daily has reaction to the plans, and insight into what the future looks like for British renewables, with Dr Jess Hogan, energy analyst for Regen, a not-for-profit organisation advising on decarbonising power.
Plus, Dyson has unveiled its first dedicated noise cancelling headphones - costing £500 - as the vacuum cleaner tech company confirmed it was moving into audio products.
Also, a team including the UK’s Medical Research Council Laboratory of Medical Science believe they’re a step closer to unlocking the holy grail secrets of anti-ageing in humans after a drug trial apparently extended the healthy lifespan of mice by 25 per cent.
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London council blasted by data watchdog over hack, the capital’s NHS dental crisis and Nasa’s plan for swarms of Mars robo-bees.
