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A Record-Breaking 111 Python Eggs, From A Burmese Python Nest, Was Removed In The Florida Everglades. The Previous Record Was 96 Eggs Found In 2022 In Big Cypress. The Large Reproductive Capacity Of The Species–Can Lay 50 To 100 Eggs At A Time, Has Contributed To Their Success As Invasive Creatures, With Over 16,000 Being Removed From Florida Since 2000.

US FDA Has Approved The First OTC Birth Control Pill, Opill, From Perrigo; With The Aim To Increase Access To Contraception & Reduce Unintended Pregnancies, Which Accounts For 50% Of All US Pregnancies. The Pill, Available In Early 2024, Needs Consistent, Same Time, Daily Use. Side Effects Include Irregular Bleeding, Headaches & Nausea.

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Scientists Found 50 Tiny Microscopic Sphere Fragments Of A Mysterious Meteor, From Outside Our Solar System, Which Crashed Into The Pacific Ocean, Near Papua New Guinea, In 2014. Further Testing Is Required To Determine If These Spheres, Made Of A Unique Metallic Substance, Are Natural Or Of Technological Origin, Which Could Signify Alien Life.

A Recent Study Suggests That Excessive Groundwater (GW) Extraction Is Causing The Earth’s Rotational Axis To Drift East, At A Rate Of ~14.3 cm/ Yr, Contributing To Sea Level Rise. Computer Models And Data Indicate GW As The 2nd Most Notable Driver In Long-Term Axis Variations, After Mantle Flow. GW Is Crucial For, E.G., Drinking & Farming.

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Alef’s “Model A,” Is The First Flying Car/Electric Car To Receive Legal Permission From The FAA For Road And Air Testing, Allowing Limited Flight Locations And Purposes, Before Public Release. Model A Is Available For Preorder, Priced At $300,000, With Drive And Flight Ranges Of 200 Miles And 110 Miles —Alef Plans To Start Deliveries By Late 2025.

Regulators, For The First Time, Approved The Sale Of Lab-Grown Meat (LGM) In The US, With Upside Foods And Good Meat Authorized To Sell Chicken Made From Animal Cells. LGM Will Be Served In Some Restaurants Initially. Supermarket Availability May Take Time. LGM Aims To Reduce Harm To Animals And The Envir. But Public LGM Skepticism Remains

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Researchers Have Discovered That Chitin, From Crustacean Shells, Can Power Batteries When Combined With Zinc. The Shellfish Batteries Can Decompose In Soil After 5 Months, Leaving Recyclable Zinc. They’re 99.7% Efficient After 400 Hrs Of Usage And Can Be Produced Cheaply, Offering A Clean Sustainable Alternative To Lithium-Ion Batteries.

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The Recently Discovered World’s Oldest-Known Burial Site, Within The Cradle Of Humankind, Dating Back To At Least 200,000 BC, Contains The Remains Of Homo Naledi, A Small-Brained Human Relative. The Findings, Yet To Be Peer-Reviewed, Challenge The Belief That Complex Behaviors Like Burial Were Exclusive To Species With Larger Brains.

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Astronomers Discovered Asteroid 2023 FW13, A 50-Ft-Wide Quasi-Moon That Orbits The Sun With Earth, Coming Within 9 Mil Miles Of Our Planet. It Is The Longest-Known Fake Moon Dating Back To ~ 100 B.C. And Will Continue Circling Earth For 1,500 Yrs. It Poses No Collision Threat. A Prior Quasi-Moon, Kamo’oalewa, Found In 2016, May Be A Piece Of Earth’s Moon.

The World’s 2nd Deepest Blue Hole, Taam Ja’, Was Discovered Off Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula In 2021. It Measures ~900 Ft Deep And Spans 147,000 Square Ft. Taam Ja’ Lacks Oxygen And Sunlight But Supports Diverse Life Adapted To Low-Oxygen Conditions. It’s The 2nd, After The ~980 Ft China’s Dragon Hole. Blue Holes Are Underwater CaCO3 Cave Fm.

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Elephant Seals’ Sleep Patterns Have Been Recorded For The First Time, Showing That During Foraging Trips They Sleep For Only 2 Hrs/Day, Similar To African Elephants. They Nap For 10 Mins At A Time During Deep 30 Mins Dives And Sleep Over 10 Hrs/Day On The Beach During Breeding Season. This Data Could Identify & Protect Seals’ Rest Areas.

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Scientists, After 50+ Yrs, Discovered That The Moon Has A Solid Inner Core & Fluid Outer Core, Similar To Earth. Computer Model Based On Apollo And Grail Data Found The Inner Core To Be 310 mi Wide. Mantle Overturn Evidence May Explain Iron On The Moon’s Surface. This Find Could Help Solve The Moon’s Geologic Puzzles & Aid Future Missions.

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Scientists, For The First Time, Observed A Star, Wasp-12, Swallow A Gas Giant Planet Like Jupiter In Aquila Constellation 10-15k Yrs Ago, Emitting Bursts Of Light & Dust In Cold Infrared Energy. Experts Say Earth May Suffer The Same Fate In 5 Byrs As Our Sun Turns Into A Red Giant. The Star-Gulping Data Could Help Find Similar Events.

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Jay-Z, Aka Shawn Carter, Aged 53, Tops Forbes’ Billionaires List As The World’s Richest Rapper With A Net Worth Of $2.5b As Of April 2023. His Wealth Stems From Music, His Entertainment Company-Roc Nation, Basquiat Art, Marcy Venture Partners, And His Business Venture/Partnerships With Armand De Brignac Champagne And D’usse Cognac.

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Moderna Is Optimistic About The Development Of Vaccines For Heart Disease, Cancer, And Other Previously Untreatable Conditions By 2030, Based On Promising Studies. Advances In Messenger RNA Technology, Used In The Covid-19 Vaccine, Are Driving This Progress By Instructing Human Cells To Trigger An Immune Response Against Specific Diseases.

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The Antarctic Desert, Categorized As A Cold Desert, Is The World’s Largest Desert Spanning ~ 5.48 Million Square Miles. The Arctic Desert, Also A Cold Desert, Is The Second Largest At ~ 5.37 Million Square Miles. The Sahara Desert, Classified As A Hot And Dry Desert, Is The Largest Non-Polar Desert, Covering ~3.55 Million Square Miles.

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The Largest Known Star, UY Scuti, Discovered By German Astronomers In 1860, Is In The Milky Way Galaxy, ~9500 Ly From Earth. It’s 1700x The Radius Of Our Sun. Stars Like UY Scuti Are Rare Due To Their Shorter Lifespan (In Millions), Unlike Those That Last For Billions Of Years. The Smallest Star, EBLM J0555-57Ab, Is About Saturn’s Size.

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United Airlines, If Approved By The FAA, Plans To Launch North America’s First Commercial eVTOL Air Taxi Service Between Downtown Chicago And O’hare International Airport In 2025. An eVTOL, Of The 200 Archer Midnight eVTOLs Purchased From Archer Aviation For $1 Billion, Can Complete The Route In 10 Mins, A Fraction Of The Hour-Long Drive, At ~$100/Trip.

New Research Suggests That Skilled Painters Like Da Vinci And Rembrandt Intentionally Used Egg Yolk In Oil Paintings Due To Its Beneficial Properties, Including Protection Against Humidity, Viscosity, And Its Antioxidant Effects. This Discovery Sheds Light On Art History And Offers Insights For Better Preservation & Conservation Of Artwork.

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A Company, Adventures Overland, Is Organizing The World’s Longest Bus Journey, In August 2023, Which Would Cover 12,000 Km For $24,300 Per Traveler. Up To 30 Passengers Can Join The 56-Day Trip From Istanbul To London, Crossing 22 Countries. The Guinness World Record‘s Longest Bus Route Is 6,200 Km Between Lima And Rio De Janeiro.

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