Anika Reyansh

The USGS, In Collaboration With NASA And The Lunar Planetary Institute, Have For The First Time Created A Detailed Map, 1:5,000,000 scale, Of The Entire Moon Surface Rock Types. The Geologic Map Is Expected To Aid Future Moon Missions And Used As A Learning Tool. The Map Was Created From Recent Satellite Missions And Historic Apollo-Era Data. Cool!!

There Are Dogs Specially Trained To Identify Diseases Like Cancer, Malaria And Parkinson’s By Their Scents. And In This Regard, A Charity, In Partnership With Other Health Establishments In The UK, Wants To Train Dogs To Catch Coronavirus Odour So That The Virus Can Be Detected At Busy Areas Like Airports. Cool!

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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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By Comparing the Defensive Stinging Attributes Of Animals Like The Lionfish and Bees, And Based On Surveys Of The Demographics That Handle Snakes, Like Snake Keepers, Reptile Researchers And Ecologists, Researchers Are Indicating That Most Snakes Evolved Their Venoms For Offence And Not For Self Defense.

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This Recent Data May Be A Welcome Relief, As It Indicates No Direct Spread From A COVID-19 Infected Mother To An Infant Before Birth, A Process Called “Vertical Transmission.” This May Imply That The Babies Infected In Wuhan And London May Have Been Exposed To The Virus Via Conventional Means. Only Time And More Studies Will Tell.

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A New Born, In London, Is Now Said, To The Best Of Knowledge, To Be The Youngest Person To Contract The Coronavirus Within Minutes After Birth. This Has Also Prompted The Question On How Babies Contract The Disease? Is It In The Womb Or Via Conventional Process, From The Mother, After Birth? Coronavirus Has Killed >5000 People Globally.

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A New Study By NOAA Scientists, Based On Statistical Models Of Arctic Ice, Is Indicating That The Arctic May Be Ice-Free (With Less Than 1 Million Square Kilometers Of Sea Ice) In 15 Years, During An Arctic Summer. And This Could Create Economic Opportunities, And Negatively Influence The Ocean Circulation And Arctic Ecosystem.

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The World’s First Fossilized Plant Gum, Has Been Discovered By A Ph.D. Candidate At The University Of Portsmouth. The Gum was Discovered In 110 Million Years Old Leaves, Found In Early Cretaceous Period Brazil’s Crato Formation. This Find Disproves That Plant Gum Are Unable To Undergo Fossilization Due To Their Soluble Nature.

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Earth Now Has A Temporary New Mini Moon, Called 2020 CD3, Which Measures About 6 Feet To 11 Feet Across And With Orbit That Suggests It Entered Earth’s Orbit About 3 Years Ago. This Is The Second Asteroid To Be Captured By Earth’s Gravity After An Asteroid Named “2006 RH120” Was Captured In June 2006 And Stayed Until Around September 2007.

Scientists In Japan Have Created A Paper-Thin Biodegradable Device, Made Of Nano Paper, Which Is Used To Connect To The Internet To Transmit Data. The Nano Paper Is Made Of Extremely Thin Fibres That Can Be Decomposed By Microorganisms In The Soil, A Leap Forward Towards Producing Environmentally Friendly Electronics. Nice!

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