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1 According to a new study based on DNA, there are no more wild horses on Earth announced researchers. It turned out that those believed to be the last wild horses on our planet — Przewalski’s horses — were actually domesticated animals that had escaped their owners.
The study is based on archaeological research conducted at two sites in northern Kazakhstan, Botai and Krasnyi Yar, where scientists have discovered evidence of horse domestication dating back more than 5,000 years.
2 The appearance of the first terrestrial plants could be retreated by almost 100 million years according to researchers. The age of the first plants in the land appears to be at least tens of millions of years higher than the 420 million years recognized today.
The research team now suggests that plants first ventured onto continents about 500 million years ago. It is by combining the genetic data of current species and linking their stories to those of fossils that researchers have been led to revisit the chronology of terrestrial plants.
3 The Seychelles government has announced the creation of a large marine protected area within the archipelago to preserve its waters. These protections mean that all species living in or passing through these waters will be protected against overfishing, pollution and climate change.
This reserve, with an area of 210,000 km² — or approximately 15% of Seychelles’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) — is part of the concept of “blue economy”, in which Seychelles, very dependent on fishing and tourism, want to base their future.
