Scientists reckon they’ve found a fossil of a dinosaur that was killed by the asteroid which sent the species into extinction. It was found at a fossil site in North Dakota - and experts believe the dinosaur was killed and its leg preserved on the actual day the asteroid struck, 66 million years ago.

As the UK Government has announced plans to regulate stablecoins, an expert believes it will hugely benefit businesses. Teana Baker Taylor, director at Crypto UK, said using them to send money abroad will save time and cost, and keep businesses in the country.

Plus Mario Golf is coming to the Nintendo switch, Paramount plans to join the metaverse, astronomers spot the most distant object ever seen, and how mushrooms might communicate like humans.

In this episode:

• Dinosaur fossil linked to asteroid (0.18)
• What’s the end game for regulated stablecoins in the UK? (0.55)
• Mario Golf coming to Nintendo Switch (2.23)
• Paramount launching its own space in the metaverse and Star Trek NFTs (3.03)
• Pinterest bans climate misinformation (3.36)
• Astronomers spot the most distant astronomical object ever seen (4.35)
• Covid-19 linked to increased risk of serious blood clots (5.12)
• How fungi appears to communicate like humans (5.50)

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