What’s the isiZulu for dinosaur? How science neglected African languages
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A team is creating bespoke words for scientific terms in African languages, and the sustainability of the electric car boom. 24:06 Briefing chat We discuss some highlights from the Nature Briefing. This time, how a tusk-based ‘chemical GPS’ revealed details of a mammoth’s enormous journeys , and why the Perseverance rover’s first efforts to collect a Mars rock sample didn’t go according to plan. Nature: Mammoth’s epic travels preserved in tusk Nature: Why NASA’s Mars rover failed to collect its first rock core Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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