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Wadi El-Hitan in Egypt's Sahara Desert is a UNESCO World Heritage site that contains over 400 ancient whale fossils, including some with feet and toes, dating back to the late Eocene epoch, providing crucial evidence of whale evolution from land to sea.
Scientists have made several fascinating discoveries in the field of paleontology and neuroscience. In Peru, massive bones belonging to an ancient whale, named Perucetus colossus, have been unearthed, suggesting it may have been the heaviest animal to have ever lived. In Canada, well-preserved fossils of a previously unknown jellyfish species with 90 fingerlike tentacles have been found. Meanwhile, researchers tickled rats to study their brain activity and understand the neuroscience behind play behavior in animals. In space, the Hubble Space Telescope observed a young planetary system with a gaseous planet exhibiting unusual activity, while the Euclid telescope captured its first star-filled test images and the James Webb Space Telescope revealed new details within the Ring Nebula. Additionally, scientists used gene editing to trigger virgin birth in fruit flies, shedding light on the phenomenon in animals. Lastly, the reassembly of an 8,000-year-old necklace found in a Neolithic village in Jordan has provided unique insights into an ancient society.