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09 June 2022
POLITICAL DIFFERENCES: Study Claims Widening Gap In Death Rates Between US Areas That Vote Democratic Rather Than Republican

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A new study claims that counties that voted for Democratic presidential candidates from...

Phalotris shawnella, the non-venomous snake, previously unknown to science, that was discovered in Paraguay. Note: Press release photo(Jean-Paul Brouard/Newsflash).
17 May 2022
SNAKES ALIVE: Beautiful New Species Of Rare Burrowing Snake Discovered

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This strikingly beautiful burrowing snake that was previously unknown to science has been...

The Black Rat (Rattus rattus) which is one of the most common of the world’s 56 Rattus species, and is also known as the house, roof or ship rat. It is found throughout Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and the Americas. Note: This photo is from a press release. (division, CSIRO/Newsflash)
09 May 2022
RAT-ACLYSM: Black Death Only Spread Because Man Was Too Close To Rats, Says Oxford Study

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The Black Death was only possible because human civilisation had become advanced enough to...

Both dark linear discolorations are the wagon tracks that the researchers discovered in one of the long barrows (LA3) of the Flintbek Sickle, Germany. Note: Photo is from press statment. (Dieter Stoltenberg/Newsflash)
29 April 2022
WHEEL I NEVER: Europes Oldest Stone Age Cart Tracks Found

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Archaeologists have unearthed what they say is the earliest use of wheels and wagons in...

Trevor Barry at the Keck Observatory in Hawaii. Note: Media release photo(Trevor Barry/Newsflash).
25 April 2022
STAR STRUCK: Champagne Supernovas

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A pair of amateur astronomer teams have become a star attraction after winning a special...

An illustrative image of a coral reef. Note: Picture is from a press release (IntelliReefs/Newsflash)
21 April 2022
Urgent Action Required To Protect Worlds Coral Reefs From Disappearing Within Three Decades, Warn Experts

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Scientists are proposing to expand the number of coral reef sanctuaries to preserve species...

Roger Wiens, a planetary scientist and Mars rover expert at Purdue University with a topographical model of Mars and a photo of Curiosity. Note: Photo from press statment . (Purdue University-John Underwood/Newsflash)
08 April 2022
LIVE FROM MARS: How Electric Ears Help Red Planet Rover Hear Mars For First Time

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The scientists who created high-tech electric ears for the Mars rover - allowing them to...

Researchers were able to directly image newly forming exoplanet AB Aurigae b over a 13-year span using Hubble’s Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) and its Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrograph (NICMOS). In the top right, Hubble’s NICMOS image captured in 2007 shows AB Aurigae b in a due south position compared to its host star, which is covered by the instrument’s coronagraph. The image captured in 2021 by STIS shows the protoplanet has moved in a counterclockwise motion over time. Note: NASA photo. (NASA, ESA, Thayne Currie (Subaru Telescope, Eureka Scientific Inc./Newsflash)
06 April 2022
DUST GIANT: Hubble Finds Planet Almost 12,000 Times Bigger Than Earth Slowly Forming

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A massive new planet, nine times the size of Jupiter and almost 12,000 times bigger than...