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Researchers May Have Found The World’s Oldest Piece Of String Ever Strung In A Cave In France. The String Is Said To Have Been Constructed And Used By Neanderthals At Least 41-Thousand Years Ago. The String, Which Dates Between 41 And 52 ka, Opens Up Questions To Possibilities Associated With Neanderthals.

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Ying Ying And Le Le, Both 14-Year-Old Pandas, Living Together In A Hong Kong Zoo For 13 Years, Have Finally Successfully Mated On 4/6/2020, Probably Thanks To The Quietness Due To COVID-19. However, Whether In Captivity Or In The Wild, Giant Pandas Rarely Show The Desire Or Skill To Mate, Which Is Impeding Their Survival.

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Greenland, The Largest Island In The World With A Diverse Population Of 57,000 And A Limited Health Care System, Is Now Said To Be The Only Country In The World With No Active Case Of Coronavirus. And This Is After 11 Patients Who Tested Positive For The Virus Are Now Recovering. Other Countries Could Learn From Them?

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A Novel Method For Treating Depression, Called Stanford Accelerated Intelligent Neuromodulation Therapy (SAINT) Has Been Developed. SAINT, Based On Modified Magnetic Stimulation Of Specific Brain Area, Is Said To Have Achieved 90% Remission Rates In 21 Severely Depressed Patients Who Had Previously Been Treated With Traditional Methods.

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Researchers May Have Discovered The Largest Siphonophore Apolemia, In The World, During An Expedition To The Ningaloo Canyons, Off Western Coast Of Australia. Siphonophore Are String-Like Creatures, Made Up Of Interconnected Clones, Each Clone Specialized To A Particular Task. The Outer Ring Diameter Of This Creature Is Estimated At 49 Ft.

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A Tiger At The Phoenix Zoo In New York Is Said To Have Contracted Coronavirus From One Of Its Keepers, Who Showed No Sign Of The Virus. This Discovery Could Imply That Cats Or Pets With Enzymes Similar To Humans May Also Catch The Virus. But Dogs, According To Researchers, Are Not Likely To Get Infected. Hmm!!

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There Are Now Less Human Quakes, From Human Activities, Which Now Make It Easy For Scientists To Detect Signal Of Minor Natural Earthquakes. However, Many Measuring Stations Are Placed Remotely To Avoid Man-Made Earthquakes. The Less Human Quakes Indicate That People Are Listening And Staying Home Due To COVID-19.

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Antarctica, ~90 Myrs Ago, During The Time Of Dinosaurs, Is Said To Be Warm And Had Ancient Dense Swapy Rainforest Full Of Diverse Animal And Plant Life Like Those In New Zealand Today. This Discovery Was Made When Fossils Of Well-Preserved Diverse Pollen And Other Plant Remains Were Found In Sediment Cores Collected In Pine Island Glacier.

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The Largest Waterfall In Ecuador Has Seemingly Disappeared After Part Of Its River Source Was Diverted By A Large Sinkhole. The Waterfall, Known To Be A Major Tourist Attraction, Will Be Closed And Has Since Been Removed As A Tourist Destination. The Ecuador Tourism Ministry Does Not Plan To Reconstruct The Waterfall.

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A Couple Of Worrisome Updates Regarding COVID-19. The National Academy of Sciences Panel Is Stating That Coronavirus Can Not Only Be Spread By Sneezing Or coughing But Also By Talking Or Even Breathing. Another Expert Is Indicating 6 Feet May Be Inadequate As Coronavirus Is Said To Travel 27 Feet And Linger For Hours.

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