We Finally Know Where Bats Came From—and Dracula Would Approve
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"We Finally Know Where Bats Came From—and Dracula Would Approve" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 6 articles from 6 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Live Science, Phys.org, Financial Times and The Guardian. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (6)
- Earth's first bats didn't come from where we thought, landmark genetic study reveals Live Science · 3h ago
- Bat genomes and fossils point to a European origin 65 million years ago Phys.org · 3h ago
- Fossil trove aims to unlock bats’ secrets to long life Financial Times · 3h ago
- Bats originated in Europe, rewriting mammals’ family tree, study reveals The Guardian · 3h ago
- The Secret History of Bats: A New Study Redraws Their Family Tree The New York Times · 3h ago
- We Finally Know Where Bats Came From—and Dracula Would Approve Gizmodo · 3h ago
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