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This Insect Just Became The First To Show A Sense Of Rhythm
A bumblebee’s brain is roughly the size of a sesame seed, which makes the latest findings from a team of neuroscientists at Macquarie University all the more remarkable. Published in the journal Science, the study found that bumblebees have a genuine sense of rhythm, making them the first small-brained insect
40 Species Including Cheetahs And Snowy Owls Just Got Global Protection
Representatives from 132 countries and the European Union gathered in Brazil for one of the world’s most important wildlife meetings and left with a significant win for some of the planet’s most beloved and vulnerable animals. The United Nations Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species concluded its COP15 summit
The Baby Elephant Who Won Over The Internet And Her Own Public Vote
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington DC has not had a successful Asian elephant birth in nearly 25 years. So when a calf was born at 1:15 in the morning on the second day of February, keepers who had been waiting for this moment for two decades were, by their
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Humanity Is Back At The Moon, Artemis II Crew Shatters 56-Year Human Distance Record
For the first time since 1970, humans have traveled farther from Earth than any people before them. NASA’s Artemis II crew made history on April 6 by flying their Orion spacecraft to a record-breaking distance of 252,757 miles from Earth during a stunning lunar flyby, surpassing the previous record set
25 Years Since The Night That Changed Marriage For The World
Just after midnight on April 1, three couples exchanged vows at Amsterdam’s City Hall and became part of a 25-year anniversary that belongs to the whole world. The Netherlands was the first country on earth to legalize same-sex marriage, and the ceremony that took place in 2001 has since been
Blind Runner Completes Marathon With The Help Of Volunteers
Clarke Reynolds has been going blind since his 30s. He was told at a hospital appointment to hand over his driver’s license on the spot, and that was how he found out. Today his vision is roughly 5 percent, enough to see shapes and shadows, and he just ran 26.2
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Happy Health
Sickle Cell Has Been Cured For The First Time EVER
Sebastien Beauzile has had sickle cell disease his entire life. He was first brought to Cohen Children’s Medical Center on Long Island when he was two months old, and he spent the next 21 years cycling through severe chest pain, back pain, joint pain and skin ulcers, along with the
Forget Bone Loss, This New Discovery Could Actually Reverse It
Researchers may have just cracked one of medicine’s most important puzzles. Scientists at Leipzig University have identified a little-known receptor in the body called GPR133 that acts as a powerful regulator of bone strength, and they’ve found a compound that can activate it, potentially opening the door to a new
6 Million People Just Got Access To Free Dental Care
For millions of Canadians, going to the dentist has always been a financial calculation rather than a health decision. Canada historically did not include dental care in its public health system, meaning roughly one in three Canadians had no dental coverage at all, and many simply stopped going to the