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#In this selection from #December 31, 2020: #Puerto #Rico wants to rebuild the #Arecibo telescope, couples from dating apps are very committed to their relationship and little crickets are able to cheat to attract females.

The science news of #December 31, 2020 is:

#In astronomy:

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  The #Puerto #Rican government announced the allocation of $ 8 million to rebuild the #Arecibo #Observatory, which was largely destroyed in early #December.

• #Wanda #Vazquez, governor of the island of #Puerto #Rico, wants the facility to once again become an international research center and a tourist attraction.

• #Since the collapse, more than 100,000 signatures have been collected on a petition for the reconstruction of this mythical telescope.

#And psychology:.

• #Dating apps are often blamed for building short-term relationships, but research says that’s not true.

• #She confirms that couples met online are just as satisfied with their life and the quality of their relationship as others.

• #Couples you meet online also have as much intention of forming a family as anyone else.

#In animals:

• #In crickets, females are attracted to larger males, which produce more powerful sounds and are more efficient at breeding.

• #Small crickets use large leaves like megaphones to amplify their sound calls and attract females despite their size.

• They carefully choose large sheets and dig a hole in them optimally to maximize sound amplification.

#In geology:

• #Earthquakes shook the #Strasbourg conurbation in #December, probably caused by the activity of a geothermal power station.

• The #Bas-Rhin prefecture presented the conclusions of an administrative investigation.

• #Two non-conformities, contested by the operator, were mentioned: drilling deeper than expected and the pressure of the water being reinjected into the ground too high.

#In nature and environment:

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• A major landslide destroyed houses in a town north of #Oslo, leaving ten injured, while rescue workers searched for 12 missing.

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