Forget eggs. 245 million years ago, this long-necked sea creature gave birth to live babies. and other top stories.

• Forget eggs. 245 million years ago, this long-necked sea creature gave birth to live babies.

  Artist’s conception of a pregnant Dinocephalosaurus. (Dinghua Yang) A quarter of a billion years ago, when a shallow sea covered what is now southwest China, a large, long-necked aquatic reptile got pregnant. That is an unusual fact by modern standards — many reptiles, such as birds, turtles and crocodiles, do not get pregnant, which is to say they do not incubate embryos within their bodies and give birth to live young; instead they lay eggs, as the average American, who eats 250 chicken eg..

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• Astronomers discover 60 new worlds, find 'super Earth'

  

  An international team of astronomers has found 60 new planets orbiting stars close to Earth’s solar system, including a rocky “super Earth.” The experts also found evidence of an additional 54 planets, bringing the potential discovery of new worlds to 114. One planet in particular, Gliese 411b, has been generating plenty of attention. Described as a “hot super Earth with a rocky surface,” Gliese 411b is located in the fourth-nearest star system to the Sun, making it the third-nearest planetary ..

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• Twitter quickly kills a poorly thought out anti-abuse measure

  

  Twitter earlier this month announced a series of changes aimed at silencing abuse on its network, but a recent change to its service – which was quickly reversed following user feedback – indicates the company still doesn’t have a good handle on how to handle online harassment. Via a tweet posted yesterday by the Twitter Safety account, the company announced it would no longer notify users when they were added to a Twitter list. The tweet said “we want you to get notifications that matter” – a..

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• Facebook is launching an app for Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV

  

  The new app will let users kick back and watch Facebook videos from the couch. by Kurt Wagner Feb 14, 2017, 1:19pm EST. tweet · share · Linkedin. Facebook. Facebook is coming to your television. The social network on Tuesday announced a new app for ...

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