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Ball Bugs Eliminate Heavy Metals From The Earth, Don’t Hurt Them

These small oval-bodied animals called Rollie Pollies or also known as ball bugs. They are characterized by their defense mechanism which, when feeling danger, twists in such a way that it manages to form an almost perfect ball. The most important thing is that they do not represent any danger to humans, but they do have a […]

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Strongest Evidence of Alien Life Yet Found 124 Light-Years Away

Astronomers announced Thursday that they had detected the most promising “hints” of potential life on a planet beyond our Solar System, though other scientists expressed scepticism. There has been vigorous debate in scientific circles about whether the planet K2-18b, which is 124 light years away in the Leo constellation, could be an ocean world capable of hosting

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Breaking: Live Colossal Squid Filmed in World First

The colossal squid, a mysterious creature lurking in the Antarctic abyss, has finally made a cameo, a cohort of scientists say. You may have heard of the giant squid, which is famous from mariners’ legends and for its epic battles with sperm whales,The colossal squid is even bigger and more mysterious. It’s so elusive, living in the deep ocean

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The Death of Life: What Happens After the End of the World?

The Death of Life: What Happens After the End of the World? If the world were to end, what would remain? Not the monuments we built, not the cities that once bustled, and not the digital archives that documented our triumphs and tragedies. The end of the world is not just the collapse of buildings

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Scientists Breed Honey Bees to Fight Deadly Parasite

The greatest threat to honey bees isn’t much larger than a pinhead. But left unchecked, the varroa mite—a blind, eight-legged parasite—can kill enough bees to doom an entire colony. Now, researchers report that a strain of honey bee bred to fight back survives much better than standard commercial colonies, even under the stressful conditions of

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Shingles Vaccine Guards Against Dementia, Study Reveals

A vaccine for shingles could protect against dementia according to a new study that took advantage of a quirk in Wales’ vaccine rollout scheme. Shingles is a condition characterized by localized blistering, which largely affects adults who’ve previously had chickenpox. The varicella zoster virus that causes both of the conditions invades the nervous system before falling dormant, only to emerge again long

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Men And Women May Respond Differently to Latest Alzheimer’s Drugs

The latest drugs for Alzheimer’s disease may add years of independence to the lives of patients, but possibly only for some. A new analysis of clinical data suggests female brains may not respond to some of these novel medications as well as male brains.In an 18-month-long phase 3 clinical trial, the intravenous drug lecanemab slowed cognitive decline by as much as 27 percent compared

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Supermoon tomorrow Will Coincide With Rare ‘Devil Horns’ Solar Eclipse

On March 29, the Moon is going to enter perigee – the point in its elliptical orbit that brings it closest to Earth. This is known as a supermoon, famous for appearing in the sky as a larger-than-usual luminous orb, and presenting some excellent astrophotography opportunities.Here’s the kicker, though: The March 29 supermoon is during the Moon’s new

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Venus Flytrap Wasp: 99-Million-Year-Old Amber Reveals Bizarre New Species

A previously unknown species of wasp with an abdomen reminiscent of a Venus flytrap has been discovered in 99-million-year-old Kachin amber, and entomologists have never seen anything like it.While the insect’s front half would pass for that of a modern wasp, its unique rear end would raise a hymenopteran eyebrow. “Nothing similar is known from any other

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Weight Loss Drug Semaglutide Shows Promise as Alzheimer’s Treatment

Scientists are trying to tackle Alzheimer’s from all angles, and a new study adds to the growing evidence that semaglutide, a widely used diabetes and weight loss drug, could also be beneficial in easing some of the disease’s symptoms. Researchers in China used mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease to investigate the effects of the drug, sold under brand names such as Ozempic

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