December 31, 20244 min readSome of These Whales May Live to 150—Double the Age Previously ThoughtBowhead whales were known to live up to 200 years, and a new study finds that southern right whales may live up to age 150 if they aren’t being huntedBy Greg Breed, Peter Corkeron & The Conversation US Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) and her calf in the waters of the Nuevo Gulf, Argentina. Blue Planet Archive/Alamy Stock PhotoThe following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.Southern right whales have lifespans that reach well past 100 years,…
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Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Global Economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.A buoyant market for new jobs helped underpin the US economy last year, boosting stock markets in the process. Data on Friday will show if the trend held up as the year drew to a close.November economic data painted an unclear picture. Non-farm payrolls, the most watched metric for the US jobs market, rose by a robust 227,000 — more than expected. But the separate household survey showed a surprise uptick in the unemployment rate, from 4.1 per cent to 4.2 per…
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The singer reportedly detested the closeness between the former couple, who got married in 2005 and welcomed three children together before announcing their split in 2015.Amid her divorce from Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez posted a new video on her Instagram page flaunting her bikini body as if to show her ex what he’s missing.Article continues below advertisementWhy Jennifer Lopez ‘Felt Threatened’ By Jennifer GarnerMEGANew revelations about Lopez and Affleck’s broken marriage have surfaced, and it turns out that a familiar third party unknowingly contributed to the breakdown.According to OK! Magazine, a source revealed that there was tension between Lopez and…
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In the late months of 1949, aspiring American writer William S Burroughs evaded gun and drug charges in the United States by bringing his family to Mexico where he planned to study while waiting out the statute of limitations on his crimes. Burroughs’ letters describe the early days after their arrival – settling in the fashionable Roma district of Mexico City, kicking his dope habit and immersing himself in the raucous expat community – with a kind of euphoria. Two years later, Burroughs was once again deep in the grip of heroin and prone to violent, pistol-waving outbursts. His marriage…
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