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NASA Launched Artemis II On April 1, 2026, At 6:35 P.M. EDT From Kennedy Space Center Using SLS Rocket & Orion Spacecraft. Astronauts Will Travel ~252,757 Miles From Earth On April 6, Surpassing Apollo 13 To Become The Furthest Humans Have Ever Traveled Into Space, Before Returning On April 10 With The Fastest Crewed Reentry Ever At Mach ~32.

Scientists Found Australia’s Oldest Crocodile Eggshells (~55Myr-old) In Queensland, From Extinct ~5m-Long Mekosuchine Crocodiles (MC). MC Dominated Waters In Forested Australia When It Was Near Antarctica; Some MCs Were Tree-Climbing “Drop Crocs” That Hunted Like Leopards. They Died Out ~3kyrs Ago Due To, E.G., Drying Habitats & Prey-Loss.

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Ibu Baron (“The Baroness”), A 7.22m Reticulated Python From Indonesia, Is The Longest Recorded Wild Snake According To Guinness World Records, Roughly The Length Of A London Bus. Weighing 96.5kg, She May Reach 7.9m When Relaxed. As A Non-Venomous Constrictor Capable Of Eating Large Prey, She Highlights Rising Human–Snake Conflict Due To Habitat Loss.

U.S Researchers Analyzed The Largest T. Rex Dataset, 17 Leg Bones, To Study Growth Rings, Revealing Hidden Annual Patterns. The Findings Show T. Rex Reached Full Adult Size (~8 Tons) Around Age 35–40, Not 20–25 As Previously Thought. They Matured Gradually Over Decades With Prolonged Adolescence, Implying Lifespans Well Beyond 40 Years.

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Venezuela Won Its First World Baseball Classic In 2026, Since The Game Began In 2006, Beating The U.S 3–2 In Miami. Eugenio Suárez’s 9th-Inning Run-Batted-In Double Sealed It After Bryce Harper Tied It With An 8th-Inning Home-Run. Caracas Erupted With Parades, Fireworks, & A National Holiday Was Declared In The Country. Japan Has The Most Titles (3).

The 2026 Oscar Trailblazers: Autumn Durald Arkapaw Became The First Woman And First Black Winner Of Best Cinematography For Sinners. “Golden” From KPop Demon Hunters Became The First K-Pop Song To Win Best Original Song. Jessie Buckley Became The First Irish Best Actress. “One Battle After Another” Dominated With 6 Oscars, Including Best Picture.

U.S Scientists Created The Most Advanced Spinal Cord Organoid Model Yet Via Lab-Grown “Mini Spinal Cords” From Human Stem Cells. By Simulating Real Injuries Like Cuts Or Crushes, They Tested A “Dancing Molecules” Therapy That Regrew Nerves, Reduced Scar Tissue, & Promoted Healing, Offering New Hope For Future Spinal Cord Injury Treatments.

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U.K Researchers, In A World First, Proved That European Hedgehogs Can Detect High-Frequency Sounds Up To At Least 85 KHz. This Is Thanks To Their Stiffened Middle-Ear Bones, Similar To Echolocating Bats. This May Explain Why Hedgehogs Don’t Hear Some Car Noises, Which Leads To Road Deaths. Future Ultrasound Repellers Could Help Save Them.

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In A World First, U.S Scientists Developed An A.I-Driven Liquid Biopsy That Detects Silent Liver Disease Early. It Scans Free DNA Fragments In A Blood Draw To Spot Fibrosis & Cirrhosis Years Before Symptoms. Traditional Blood Tests Miss Early Fibrosis And Catch Cirrhosis ~50% Making This Non-Invasive Smart Pattern Analysis A Major Advance.

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Doctors In China Achieved A World First In Jan/26; They Connected A 56-Yr-Old Man With Severe Liver Failure To CRISPR Gene-Edited Pig Liver Outside His Body. For ~2.5 Days, It Filtered His Blood/Cleared Toxins, & Stabilized Him, Without Major Rejection, Until He Got A Human Liver Transplant. This Is A Major Breakthrough For Organ Shortages.

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